suppress

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< Latin suppressus, pp. supprimere (to press down or under) < sub (under) + premere (to press)

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Infinitive
to suppress

Third person singular
suppresses

Simple past
suppressed

Past participle
suppressed

Present participle
suppressing

to suppress (third-person singular simple present suppresses, present participle suppressing, simple past and past participle suppressed)

  1. To hold in place, to keep low.
  2. (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.

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