| Main Entry: |
stifle |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
prevent, restrain |
Synonyms: |
asphyxiate, black out, bring to screeching halt, burke,
check,
choke, choke back, clam up, clamp down, constipate, cork, cover up, crack down,
curb, dry up,
extinguish, gag, hold it down, hush, hush up,
kill*, muffle, muzzle, put the lid on,
repress, shut up,
silence, sit on, smother,
spike, squash, squelch, stagnate,
stop, strangle, stultify, suffocate,
suppress, torpedo, trammel
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Antonyms: |
encourage, help, persuade
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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