| overwhelm(verb, beat, ruin, suppress, subdue) |
| quash(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| quell(verb, beat, ruin, restrain, crush) |
| reduce(verb, beat, ruin, suppress, subdue) |
| rein(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, close, block) |
| restrain(verb, close, crush, block, curb) |
| shush(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| silence(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| simmer down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| smother(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| stamp out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, ruin) |
| stifle(verb, close, restrain, crush, block) |
| strangle(verb, beat, ruin, suppress, subdue) |
| subdue(verb, beat, ruin, restrain, crush) |
| subjugate(verb, beat, ruin, restrain, crush) |
| suppress(verb, stop, beat, ruin, restrain) |
| swallow(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| tie up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, crush) |