| end(verb, stop, remove, destroy, suppress) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| outdo(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, blank) |
| parry(verb, oppose, crush, return, acknowledge) |
| pour water on(expression, idiom) |
| put to silence(expression, idiom) |
| quip(noun, response, reply, riposte) |
| rebut(verb, oppose, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| reduce to silence(expression, idiom) |
| riposte(noun, verb, answer, counter, argue) |
| sally(noun, response, reply, riposte) |
| satisfy(verb, calm, subdue, relax, soothe) |
| shatter(verb, destruction) |
| shut down(verb, expression, calm, control, quiet) |
| shut down on(expression, idiom) |
| shut up(verb, expression, stop, calm, dull) |
| smash all opposition(expression, idiom) |
| soft-pedal(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| squelch circuit(noun, expression, idiom) |