stifle
v//ˈstaɪf(ə)l//kväva, stävja, dämpa, undertrycka, tillbakahålla, kvävas
(transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
(transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
(intransitive) To die of suffocation.