suppress

verb

1. 1

   reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

   suppress a yawn

   this drug can suppress the hemorrhage

2. 2

   to put down by force or authority

   suppress a nascent uprising

   stamp down on littering

3. 3

   put out of one's consciousness

4. 4

   control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

5. 5

   come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

   The government oppresses political activists