verbs
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
"The government oppresses political activists"
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
put out of one's consciousness
reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
"suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"
is a type of (narrower)
make smaller
"He decreased his staff"