Verb
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block the action of
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put out of one's consciousness
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conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
"muffle one's anger"
"strangle a yawn"
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put down by force or intimidation
"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- keep down