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quash(verb, stop, calm, break)
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suppress(verb, stop, hold, calm)
22
crush(verb, upset, break, beat)
22
quell(verb, calm, break, dull)
18
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break)
18
repress(verb, stop, hold, quiet)
17
subdue(verb, upset, calm, dull)
13
quench(verb, hold, beat, check)
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extinguish(verb, stop, calm, dull)
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overcome(verb, upset, beat, check)
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humble(verb, upset, beat, check)
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check(verb, stop, quiet, beat)
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inhibit(verb, stop, end, reduce)
5
defeat(verb, beat, check, ruin)
5
quiet(verb, calm, dull, beat)
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thwart(verb, stop, hold, reduce)
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choke(verb, stop, hold, calm)
4
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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quieten(verb, calm, dull, quiet)
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restrain(verb, stop, quiet, cut)
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