suppress
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Latin suppressus, pp. supprimere (“‘to press down or under’”) < sub (“‘under’”) + premere (“‘to press’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /səˈprɛs/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɛs
[edit] Verb
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to suppress (third-person singular simple present suppresses, present participle suppressing, simple past and past participle suppressed)
- To hold in place, to keep low.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
to hold in place, to keep low
[edit] External links
- suppress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- suppress in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
