43
suppress(verb, stop, hold, calm, control)
34
smother(verb, stop, hold, control, dull)
29
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, dull)
23
restrain(verb, stop, control, dull, quiet)
22
muffle(verb, stop, hold, calm, dull)
22
suffocate(verb, stop, restrain, block, suppress)
20
choke(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
19
dampen(verb, calm, dull, quiet, increase)
19
strangle(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
16
check(verb, stop, control, make, dull)
16
extinguish(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet)
16
silence(verb, stop, calm, control, dull)
16
throttle(verb, hold, control, restrain, block)
15
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
14
asphyxiate(verb, stop, cut, restrain, block)
14
stop(verb, control, quiet, check, restrain)
14
gag(verb, stop, hold, calm, control)
13
subdue(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain)
13
kill(verb, stop, turn, restrain, crush)
12
deaden(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet)
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