5
throttles(noun, verb, demotivates)
4
stops
3
curbs(noun, verb, demotivates)
3
dampens(verb, demotivates)
3
represses
2
asphyxiates
2
checks(noun, verb)
2
chokes
2
extinguishes
2
gags(noun, verb)
2
kills
2
quashes
2
quells
2
quenches
2
smothers
2
strangles
2
suffocates
2
suppresses
2
withholds
1
breaks
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