■ verb
1》 forcibly put an end to.
2》 prevent from being expressed or published.
↘ Psychoanalysis consciously avoid thinking of (an unpleasant idea or memory).
3》 prevent or inhibit (a process or phenomenon).
Derivatives
~ible adjective
~ion noun
~ive adjective
~or noun
Origin
ME: from L. ~- , supprimere 'press down'.