SUPPRESS

transitive verb see: press Date: 14th century to put down by authority or force ; subdue , to keep from public knowledge: as, to keep secret, to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of , 3. to exclude from consciousness, to keep from giving vent to ; check , to press down, 5. to restrain from a usual course or action , to inhibit the growth or development of, to inhibit the genetic expression of , ~ibility noun ~ible adjective ~ive adjective ~iveness noun