suppress

sup·press

vt \sə-ˈpres\

Definition of SUPPRESS

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