stifle
verb
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/ˈstaɪ.fəl/ uk
/ˈstaɪ.fəl/Meaning of stifle in English
(Definition of stifle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
stifle | Intermediate English
It is the responsibility of schools to encourage learning, not to stifle it.
Examples of stifle
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Yet much of that success is due to the very entities that have been criticized for stifling creativity and innovation.
From Bloomberg
Many have raised concerns that the statement and report will stifle free speech.
From USA TODAY
These are nothing more than partially veiled attempts to stifle left-leaning voters from the polls.
From The Hill
It may have been an election off-year, but that didn't stifle the creativity of political ad-makers in 2013.
From NPR
Teaching to a test becomes stifling for teachers and students, far from the inspiring, adaptive education which most benefits students.
From Huffington Post
That effort became highly controversial as opponents saw it as an attempt to inject government into an area where it could stifle innovation.
From Huffington Post
The history of the term reflects its power to stifle discontent and eliminate opposition.
From Baltimore Sun
I respectfully stifle my chuckle when he's terrified by abandoned plastic bags flying about in the breeze.
From Huffington Post
The heat inside the small medical clinic is stifling.
From CNN
The agency is consistently implementing burdensome red tape and regulations that stifle economic growth and trample private property rights.
From The Hill
Nor is it to conflate twentieth-century modes of silencing with ways of stifling voices in other times and places.
The crackdown stifled dozens of people across the state who supplemented their income by selling home-baked goods at farmers markets, fairs and other outdoor events.
From Chicago Tribune
The opposition says the government is attempting to stifle free speech by jailing peaceful political dissidents.
From Reuters
But stage fright stifles expressiveness, creating distance between a speaker and audience.
From Fast Company
Indeed, mounting evidence shows that the opposite is true -- patents stifle more innovations than they protect.
From Wired
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～を抑える, 抑制する, 止める…
bastırmak, tutmak, sürüp gitmesine engel olmak…
étouffer, réprimer…
reprimir, ofegar…
smoren, inhouden…
kvæle, undertrykke…
kväva[s], kväva…
tercekik, memadamkan api, menahan…
ersticken, unterdrücken…
kvele(s), bli kvalt, kvele…
задихатися, гасити, придушувати…
подавлять, сдерживать…
يَكبُت, يَخنُق…
dusit (se), udusit, potlačit…
menghambat pernapasan, memadamkan, menahan…
ทำให้หายใจไม่ออก, ดับ, อดกลั้น…
làm ngột ngạt, khó thở, dập tắt…
zdusić, dławić, dusić (się)…
억누르다…
soffocare, reprimere, trattenere…
