suppress

to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.).

to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.

to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.).

to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.).

to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.).

to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.).

to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush.

Genetics. to keep (a gene) from being expressed.

Let's say that future genetic engineers discover a gene for suicidal depression, and learn how to suppress the gene or adjust it.

Electricity. to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit.

to put an end to; prohibit

to hold in check; restrain

I was obliged to suppress a smile

to withhold from circulation or publication

to suppress seditious pamphlets

to stop the activities of; crush

to suppress a rebellion

electronics

1. to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit

2. to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal

psychiatry

1. to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind)

2. to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires) Compare repress