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stifle  (stifles 3rd person present) (stifling present participle) (stifled past tense & past participle )
1  verb If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing., (disapproval)   (=repress) 
Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.  V n 
2  verb If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.  (=suppress) 
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...  V n 
3  verb If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.  (=suppress) 
It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone...  V n