2
shut in(verb, expression, control, check, reduce)
2
silence(verb, restrain, crush, curb, subdue)
2
squash(verb, press, restrain, crush, push)
2
stultify
2
subdue(verb, hold, control, restrain, crush)
2
suffocate
2
tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
abolish(verb, restrain, crush, curb, subdue)
1
abstain(verb, control, keep, restrain, suppress)
1
administer(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
1
advocate(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
1
annihilate(verb, restrain, crush, curb, subdue)
1
arrest(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
avert(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, suppress)
1
baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
ban(verb, make, force, curb, pressure)
1
beat down(verb, expression, stop, restrain, crush)
1
bind(verb, hold, control, make, close)
1
boss(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
1
bottle(verb, stop, restrain, crush, curb)
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