stifle Synonyms

asphyxiate smother choke strangle dampen muffle repress suffocate stagnate subdue stay stop strangling stultify strangles strangulate squelching muzzling patella prevent quash quell quench squelch restrain silence smothered smothering hinder suffocated suffocating suffocation hold down keep in button up black out snuff out cover-up bottle up crack down shush choke back rein in keep back choke off quieten suffocative suppressed suppressing suppress