Middle English Dictionary Entry
suppressen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | suppressen v. Also supprese & ? suprẹ̄se. |
| Etymology | From L supress-, p.ppl. stem of supprimere (cp. L suppressor) & OF suppresser (FEW 12.451a). The form suprẹ̄se, if it exists, may belong to ME supprīsen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To get the better of (sb.), prevail over; also, restrain (sth.), subdue; (b) ?to omit (a term or phrase), leave unsaid.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Cato(2) (Sid 63)189 : Þow þat þou mai sum time supprese [Rwl: ouercome and schend] þi frende, haue rewthe be oni wise.
- a1500(1426) Lydg.Hen.VI TP (Hrl 7333)58 : I .. Humbly his biddyng did obey .. With fere suppresed for my ignoraunce, And in my hert quakyng for drede.
b
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)87.54 (v.2:p.104) : Kyng Edgarus .. made Dunstan bisshop of Worcestre, in whos consecracion th'archebisshop, the title of 'Worcestre' suppressid, expressely entitled hym to the chirch of Caunterbury, al men heryng and marveilyng wherof.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: 'Suppressid' in the passage quoted under sense (b) may represent either an active verb or a past participle (ablative absolute).