opprimere: comprimere: reprimere (more or less): supprimere: exstinguere (entirely), aliquid. To suppress a rebellion, comprimere seditionem, tumultum: to suppress a rumor, rumorem exstinguere (Cic.): the report was suppressed from fear of the king, suppressa fama est propter metum regis (Liv., 5, 1): to suppress the truth, veritatem deprimere (Ov.): to suppress grief, aegritudinem supprimere (Cic.): to suppress tears, laughter, sighs, anger, lacrimas or fletum, risum, gemitus, iracundiam, reprimere: suppressed laughter, refrenatus risus (Varr., ap. Non., 456, 9): to suppress books, a name, reprimere libros (Suet.); nomen alicujus (Tac., Hist., 2, 96).