Main Entry: sup·press

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈpres\

Function: transitive verb

1 : to exclude from consciousness <suppressed anxiety>
2 : to restrain from a usual course or action <suppress a cough>
3 : inhibit 2 <suppresses the human immune response—Josie Glausiusz> ; especially : to inhibit the genetic expression of <suppress a mutation>

—sup·press·ibil·i·ty \-ˌpres-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural sup·press·ibil·i·ties

—sup·press·ible \-ˈpres-ə-bəl\ adjective