Russian-English translations for подави́ть

• suppress
  Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
  I struggled to suppress my smile.
  He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
• crack down
  The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.
• inhibit
• quell
  to quell grief
  to quell the tumult of the soul
• stifle
  The army stifled the rebellion
  The heat was stifling the children
  The heat felt stifling
• strangle
  He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.
  She strangled a scream.
  The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.