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bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
place limits on (extent or access)
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conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress
to put down by force or authority
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damp
restrain or discourage
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crucify, mortify, subdue
hold within limits and control
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abnegate, deny
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
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restrict
place under restrictions; limit access to
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train
cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
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catch
check oneself during an action
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bate
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
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thermostat
control the temperature with a thermostat
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counteract, countercheck
oppose or check by a counteraction
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blink, blink away, wink
force to go away by blinking
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reduce, tighten
narrow or limit
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tie
limit or restrict to
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gate
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
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draw a line, draw the line
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
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mark off, mark out
set boundaries to and delimit
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harness, rein, rule
keep in check
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baffle, regulate
check the emission of (sound)
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cramp, halter, hamper, strangle
prevent the progress or free movement of
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dampen, stifle
smother or suppress
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choke back, choke down, choke off
suppress
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constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up
restrict
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clamp down, crack down
repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
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hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still
cause to be quiet or not talk
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inhibit
limit the range or extent of
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burke
get rid of, silence, or suppress
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silence
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
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quell, quench, squelch
suppress or crush completely
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constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain
hold back
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muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
conceal or hide
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mortify
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
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classify
declare unavailable, as for security reasons
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taboo
declare as sacred and forbidden
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trellis
train on a trellis, as of a vine
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scant, skimp
limit in quality or quantity
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localise, localize
restrict something to a particular area
