29
stifle(verb, stop, hold, control, dull)
23
suppress(verb, stop, hold, calm, control)
22
strangle(verb, stop, hold, control, get)
19
asphyxiate(verb, stop, get, cut, cover)
18
muffle(verb, stop, hold, dull, quiet)
18
repress(verb, stop, hold, calm, control)
18
suffocate(verb, stop, get, cover, hit)
16
choke(verb, stop, hold, control, cover)
15
throttle(verb, hold, control, cover, block)
13
quench(verb, hold, cover, destroy, restrain)
13
extinguish(verb, stop, destroy, restrain, crush)
13
kill(verb, stop, cover, beat, destroy)
12
put out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, suppress, depress)
11
squelch(verb, stop, hold, cover, restrain)
11
subdue(verb, check, cool, restrain, crush)
9
drown(verb, dull, get, quiet, beat)
9
gag(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
9
quell(verb, calm, order, quiet, cover)
9
restrain(verb, stop, calm, control, order)
9
snuff(verb, get, cover, hit, destroy)
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