suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")
inhibit -- (limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs")
inhibit -- (limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction")
inhibit, bottle up, suppress -- (control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior)