stifle Definition

dampen, smother, muffle, knee, hinder, impede, undermine, hamper, thwart, frustrate, suppress, inhibit, quash, curtail, restrict, repress, constrain, deprive, restrain, obstruct, quell, suffocate, strangle, choke, rein, crush, paralyze, punish, jeopardize, deter, allay, stem, curb, drown, prevent, oppress, douse, nip, halt, contain, extinguish, bury, squeeze, stop, kill, gag, block, throttle, silence, lock, abort, mute, stunt, delete, paralyse, stymie, squelch, constrict, hobble, cripple, disrupt, discourage, stultify, weaken, spur, upend, undercut, derail, unsettle, ignite, stoke, overwhelm, deflate, eviscerate, provoke, threaten, incite, distort, trample, scuttle, intimidate, reignite, circumvent, crimp, smoor, monopolize, subvert, instigate, counteract, demoralize, unleash, negate, marginalize, blunted, unhinge, topple, imperil, stimulate, usurp, steamroll,