Suppress; Restrain

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Department Store, Group 516, Puzzle 1 (Wines and Spirits).

Question is: Suppress; Restrain

and the answer is: STIFLE

Word Meaning:

STIFLE — (transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

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