stifle (v)
dampen#5 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def smother or suppress
examples Stifle your curiosity
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
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Hypernym suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Derivationally related form stifle → stifler
Antonym stifle → stimulate
Hyponym suffocate, choke
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Derivationally related form stifler → stifle
Hypernym suffocate, choke
Hyponym suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Antonym stimulate → stifle

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