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Synset

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
<noun.act>

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quelling more info
stifling more info
suppression more info

sample sentences

"the suppression of heresy"
"the quelling of the rebellion"
"the stifling of all dissent"
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derivationally related form
suppress suppress
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derivationally related form
crush
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derivationally related form
quell
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derivationally related form
stifle
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hypernym
prevention, bar
hyponym
crackdown