(~s, stifling, ~d)
1.
If someone ~s something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.
Critics have accused the US of trying to ~ debate.
= repress
VERB: V n disapproval
2.
If you ~ a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
She makes no attempt to ~ a yawn...
= suppress
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.
It is best to ~ curiosity and leave birds’ nests alone...
= suppress
VERB: V n