One entry found for suppress.

Entry Word: suppress
Function: verb
Text: 1 to keep from being publicly known <the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident>
Synonyms cover (up), hush (up)
Related Words censor, silence; repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle
Phrases keep a lid on
Near Antonyms debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil; broadcast, circulate, publish, spread; describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report
2 to refrain from openly showing or uttering <he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead body> <suppressed her anger>
Synonyms choke (back), pocket, repress, smother, stifle, strangle, swallow
Related Words control, govern, handle, manage; bridle, check, curb, hold back, quell; bottle up, contain, hold in; muffle, squelch
Near Antonyms loose, release, take out, unleash, vent
3 to hold back the normal growth of <pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere> -- see STUNT
4 to put a stop to (something) by the use of force <nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices> -- see QUELL 1