ALL meanings of suppressive
sup·press
S s - verb with object suppressive to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties. 1
- verb with object suppressive to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppressive to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppressive to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppressive to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.). 1
- verb with object suppressive to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush. 1
- verb with object suppressive Electricity. to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit. 1
- adjective suppressive tending or acting to suppress; involving suppression 0
- adjective suppressive tending to prevent the expression of certain of one's desires or to resist the emergence of mental symptoms 0