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stifle (159 synonym found)

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abate

allay

alleviate

articulation

asphyxiate

assuage

attemper

bank the fire

barricade

be in heat

black out

blaze

block up

blockade

blow out

blunt

bolt

bottle up

broil

burke

censor

chasten

check

choke

choke off

clamp down on

close off

close tight

close up

combust

constipate

constrain

constrict

cook

cork

cork up

cover up

crack down on

crush

curb

damp

damp down

dampen

de-emphasize

deaden

debar

demolish

diminish

dog

douse

downplay

drown

dull

dumbfound

extenuate

extinguish

flame

flame up

flare

flare up

flicker

fry

gag

garrote

gasp

hold back

hold down

hold in

hugger-mugger

hush up

hush-hush

incandesce

inhibit

joint

jump on

keep back

keep down

keep under

keep within bounds

lenify

lessen

lighten

mitigate

modulate

muffle

muzzle

obtund

occlude

pack

palliate

pant

parch

play down

pour water on

prevent

put down

put out

put to silence

quell

quench

radiate heat

reduce

reduce the temperature

repress

restrain

roast

scald

seethe

shimmer with heat

shut down on

shut off

shut out

shut tight

simmer

sit down on

sit on

slack

slacken

slow down

smash

smolder

snuff

snuff out

sober

sober down

soft-pedal

soften

spark

squash

squeeze

squeeze shut

squelch

stagnate

stamp out

stanch

steam

stew

stop the breath

stop up

strangle

strangulate

strike dumb

stultify

subdue

sublimate

suffocate

suppress

tame

temper

throttle

toast

tone down

trammel

trample out

trample underfoot

tune down

underplay

weaken

withhold

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Definition of stifle:

(v) : to interrupt or cut off; to repress, keep in or hold back

"the army stifled the rebellion."

(n) : a hind knee of various mammals, especially horses

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Definition of stifle:

(v) : to interrupt or cut off; to repress, keep in or hold back

"the army stifled the rebellion."

(n) : a hind knee of various mammals, especially horses

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