I.to press down or under.
I. In gen., so rarely and only as a naut. t. t., to sink, send to the bottom a vessel: “quattuor (naves) suppressae,” Liv. 22, 19, 12; so, “naves,” id. 28, 30, 11; 37, 11, 11; Just. 2, 9, 13. —
II. In partic. (class.).
A. To hold or keep back; to check, stop, put a stop to; to detain, restrain, suppress (syn.: reprimo, repello, sisto).
1. Lit.: “hostem nostros insequentem,” Caes. B. C. 1, 45: “iter,” id. ib. 1, 66: “aerii cursūs habenas,” Ov. M. 6, 709: “lora manu,” id. Am. 1, 13, 10: “fugam,” id. M. 11, 777: “sanguinem,” Cels. 2, 10 fin.; 5, 26, 22; Plin. 27, 12, 91, § 113: “alvum,” i. e. to close, make costive, Cels. 2, 12, 2: “ventrem,” id. 4, 19: “fontes,” Ov. M. 15, 280; id. P. 4, 2, 18: “lacrimas,” Prop. 3, 10 (4, 9), 8; Albin. 1, 427: “vocem,” let fall, Ov. M 1, 715: “partem ultimam vocis In medio sono,” id. ib. 5, 193: “si jam deficiam, subpressaque lingua palate Vix instillato restituenda mero, etc.,” id. Tr. 3, 3, 21.—
2. Trop.: “aegritudinem supprimere nec pati manare longius,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75: “stultiloquium,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 24: “impetum militum,” Liv. 31, 18, 7; 7, 24, 3: “iram,” id. 2, 35, 2; Ov. P. 1, 8, 69: “querelas,” id. F. 4, 83; Petr. 91: “furorem,” id. 71: “fletum,” Prop. 4 (5), 1, 113. “dolorem altā mente,” Luc. 6, 228. —
B. To keep from publicity, keep to one's self; to keep back, conceal, suppress (syn.: abscondo, celo).
1. Lit.: “quae (HS DC) reticuit atque suppressit,” Cic. Clu. 36, 99: “pecuniam,” id. ib. 25, 68; “26, 71: nummos,” id. ib. 27, 75: “elaborata abscondere atque supprimere,” Plin. 25, 1, 1, § 1: “quae (senatusconsulta) antea arbitrio consulum supprimebantur vitiabanturque,” Liv. 3, 55, 13: “testamentum,” Suet. Calig. 16: “libros,” id. Gram. 8 fin.: “alienam ancillam,” to harbor secretly, Dig. 47, 2, 84: “adulterii foeditate suppressā,” Amm. 16, 8, 6.—
2. Trop.: “ejus decreti suppressa fama est,” Liv. 5, 1, 7: “famam coërcitam,” Tac. H. 1, 17 fin.: “indicium conjurationis,” Curt. 6, 8, 8: “nomen Vespasiani,” Tac. H. 2, 96.—Hence, suppres-sus , a, um, P. a., held back, kept in, i. e., *
A. Short: “mentum,” Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 3.—
B. Of the voice, subdued, low: “suppressā voce dicere (opp. magnā voce dicere),” Cic. Sull. 10, 30: “murmur,” Val. Fl. 5, 470.— Comp.: “erit ut voce sic etiam oratione suppressior,” Cic. Or. 25, 85.—Hence, suppres-sē , adv.; in comp.: “suppressius,” in a subdued voice, Aug. Ord. 1, 23.
