STIFLE, v.t. [L., stiff and stop. Gr.] 1. To suffocate; to stop the breath or action of the lungs by crowding something into the windpipe, or by infusing a substance into the lungs, or by other means; to choke; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust.2. To stop; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle respiration.3. To oppress; to stop the breath temporarily; as, to stifle one with kisses; to be stifled in a close room or with bad air.4. To extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle flame; to stifle a fire by smoke or by ashes.5. To suppress; to hinder from transpiring or spreading; as, to stifle a report.6. To extinguish; to check or restrain and destroy; to suppress; as, to stifle a civil war in its birth.7. To suppress or repress; to conceal; to withhold from escaping or manifestation; as, to stifle passion; to stifle grief; to stifle resentment.8. To suppress; to destroy; as, to stifle convictions.STIFLE, n. 1. The joint of a horse next to the buttock, and corresponding to the knee in man; called also the stifle joint.2. A disease in the knee-pan of a horse or other animal. |
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