suzbiti

1. to curb; to suppress; to contain
   Vatrogasci su brzo suzbili požar. — The firefighters quickly contained the fire.
   Vlada je obećala da će suzbiti korupciju. — The government promised to curb corruption.
2. (of feelings) to hold back; to suppress
   Jedva je suzbila suze na sahrani. — She barely held back her tears at the funeral.
3. (of an enemy) to repel; to repulse
   Vojska je suzbila napad i zadržala položaje. — The army repelled the attack and held its positions.

The imperfective is suzbijati.