| Information | |
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| has gloss | (verb) smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" dampen, stifle |
| lexicalization | eng: dampen |
| lexicalization | eng: stifle |
| subclass of | (verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" inhibit, curb, conquer, subdue, suppress, stamp down |
| has subclass | (verb) suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" choke, suffocate |
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| Asturian | |
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| lexicalization | ast: reprimir |
| Catalan | |
| lexicalization | cat: emmudir |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: potlačit |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: verstummen |
| lexicalization | deu: unterdrücken |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: sufoki |
| lexicalization | epo: bridi |
| lexicalization | epo: subpremi |
| lexicalization | epo: mutiĝi |
| Basque | |
| lexicalization | eus: ito |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: tukehduttaa |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: réprimer |
| lexicalization | fra: suffoquer |
| lexicalization | fra: étouffer |
| lexicalization | fra: s'éteindre |
| Hungarian | |
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| lexicalization | hun: megfojt |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: reprimere |
| Dutch | |
| lexicalization | nld: onderdrukken |
| Occitan (post 1500) | |
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| lexicalization | oci: reprimir |
| Moldavian | |
| lexicalization | ron: amuți |
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| lexicalization | ron: reprima |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: подавлять |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: sofocar |
| Spanish Sign Language | |
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| lexicalization | ssp: ömemalfohe |
| Swedish | |
| lexicalization | swe: kväva |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: bastýrmak |
| lexicalization | tur: tutmak |
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| lexicalization | tur: boðulmak |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: придушувати |
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| opposite | (verb) act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" excite, stimulate |
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