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 , suppressibility noun suppressible adjective suppressive adjective suppressiveness noun