Search:
Search Mode
Natural Language
Find single term
Find any term
Find exact phrase
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
stifle
late 14c., "to choke, suffocate, drown," of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of O.Fr.
estouffer
"to stifle, smother," which may be from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G.
stopfon
"to plug up, stuff"). Metaphoric sense is from 1570s.
