repress

[1]	suppress , quash , keep down , put down , (keep in) check , subdue , subjugate , curb , quash , reduce , stifle , overcome , squelch , (keep under) control , contain , restrain , constrain , limit , keep back , quell , hold back/in , subdue , inhibit , hamper , hinder , deter , frustrate , discourage , disallow
[2]	smother , stifle , strangle , muffle
[3]	suppress