supposItory

( Lat.sup posit or i us =placed under; Fr. suppositoire.] 1. A plug to hold back hemorrhoidal protrusions. 2. A medicinal ball introduced into the vagina or rectum. The chief suppositories are tannic acid, mercury, lead, opium, and morphia. *sŭp-põş'-ure, s . [Eng. suppos ( e ); -ure.] Supposition, hypothesis. sup-prě ', *sup-pre e, v . t . [Lat. suppre us , pa. par. of supprimo to pre under, to suppre : sup (for sub )=under, and premo =to pre .] 1. To overpower, to crush, to subdue; to reduce to subjection. IMG:content-0610.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0611.png:[graphic] 4. To keep back or hinder from circulation; to stop, to stifle. "They were not powerful enough to suppre news. papers right and left."- London Daily Telegraph . 5. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; to keep back. "Still she suppre es the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense." - Broome: On the Ody ey. 6. To retain without making public; as, to sup pre a letter or manuscript. 7. To stop by remedial means; as, to suppre a hemorrhage or the like. *8. To supplant, to displace. "To crown himself king, and suppre the prince." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . I. , i. 3. sŭp-prě '-ēr, s. [English suppre ; -er.] One who suppre es; a suppre or.