Verb (used with object) : to suppress the Communist party.    From Dictionary.com. 

The aristocracy is active in suppressing their critics.    From Wordnik.com.  [What the Hell is going on?] Reference

Researchers identify gene's role in suppressing longevity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Canadian Fashion History] Reference

Such is the effectiveness of political correctness in suppressing youth crime.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference

Application had been made at Washington for troops to assist in suppressing hostilities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Foreign and Colonial News] Reference

Government, and its readiness to comply with any requisition for aid in suppressing the insurrection.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Civil War in America] Reference

Anyway, the copyright hook is obvious, but I doubt Paramount has any interest in suppressing free theater in the park.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trek to Madworld] Reference

Is (was) the school administrator justified therefore in suppressing the rights of the few nonPC high school students?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Support for Restricting the Speech of Students Who Wear American Flags to School on Cinco de Mayo] Reference

Many "fast movers" (F4, F100, etc.) and other A1s (Spads) were diverted from other missions to aid in suppressing groundfire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lawrence, Gregory P.] Reference

Most notable among these was Zeng Guofan, a scholar-official whose military leadership was instrumental in suppressing the Taipings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference

MSN, and Cisco -- all companies grilled by Congress over their collusion with the Chinese government in suppressing freedom of speech.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: February 12, 2006 - February 18, 2006 Archives] Reference

The Orwellianisms get thicker as Devine goes on, so thick that one senses the judgment they're most effectively suppressing is his own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity] Reference

Coming soon is DEX-20 made with succulent cacti that are effective in suppressing the appetite and reducing the formation of fat cells.    From Wordnik.com.  [GBK Productions Gives Back at their 2007 MTV Gifting Suite] Reference

Lieutenant Burton now conceived the idea of suppressing the system of.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile] Reference

Chavez has now added Venezuela to a growing list of countries that are toying with the idea of suppressing Internet freedom.    From Wordnik.com.  [PROnetworks]

He was brutal in suppressing opposition.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Last Viking Warrior | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference

Who ever accused him of "suppressing" Churchill's personal letters?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Churchill's Papers] Reference

This story began with the voice of Lamont Williams in a robo call "suppressing" the vote in NC.    From Wordnik.com.  [wvwv] Reference

A Frenchman imagined the idea of suppressing this obstacle. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vicomte De Bragelonne] Reference

McCain campaign accuses L.A. Times of 'suppressing' Obama video (staff) 5.    From Wordnik.com.  [LA Observed] Reference

LA times article today: "McCain campaign accuses L.A. Times of 'suppressing' Obama video".    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

If you then stop, and start playing a happy melody, are you "suppressing" the sad melody?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Druid Journal] Reference

He said the state was trying to ensure more people could vote, not "suppressing" or "repressing" the vote.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naked Politics] Reference

This might have had the effect of "suppressing" information which should have been released, said the Commissioner's office.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comments from all Computer Weekly blogs] Reference

He charged that the Republicans are "suppressing" and "intimidating" voters in various states, making it harder for people to vote.    From Wordnik.com.  [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference

McCain campaign accuses L.A. Times of 'suppressing' Obama video - Los Angeles Times Jossip found this 7 days ago on www. latimes.com.    From Wordnik.com.  [ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs] Reference

"suppressing" parts to the MS3, and u can unlock a ton of power unlike the cobalt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Motor Trend Videos RSS] Reference

The mutation robs the lung cell of its primary tumor-suppressing machinery.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cancer Killer] Reference

All this has the effect of increasing production and suppressing consumption.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Coming China Meltdown] Reference

He has these suppressing feelings — "Am I exploiting the very people I wanted to help?".    From Wordnik.com.  [When We Look At Disaster ...] Reference

The photoreceptors Foster identified are activated by the new lights and begin suppressing production of melatonin.    From Wordnik.com.  [NIGHT SHIFT] Reference

To avoid transfatty acids, which elevate bad cholesterol while suppressing the good, you have to read nutrition labels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Keys To Warding Off Heart Disease] Reference

Some ostensible AIDS cases may simply reflect the immune-suppressing effects of common germs or of poor nutrition, he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is A New Aids Virus Emerging?] Reference

The convoy had to advance street by street, alley by alley, building by building, laying down suppressing fire the whole way.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Naked' Mission] Reference

But people who have witnessed the explosion of promising results in the past year have difficulty suppressing their excitement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beyond the Book of Life] Reference

Netrepreneurs say Beijing cannot sustain its policy of both suppressing and promoting the Internet, and one day will have to choose.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Firewall Of China] Reference

The previous government concentrated not on suppressing crime but on suppressing the liberation movement, and tended to ignore crime.    From Wordnik.com.  ['People Have Forgotten How Much We've Done'] Reference

If he survives the surgery, as most do, he will be given immune-suppressing medications to keep his body from rejecting the new tissue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Angry Prophet Is Dying] Reference