stifles
Keeps from emerging
Stifles is the third-person singular form of stifle, meaning to suppress or restrain.
You stifle a yawn, a laugh, or a sob by holding it back.
Oppressive conditions stifle creativity or dissent: The regime stifles all opposition.
In its physical sense, to stifle is to smother or suffocate—heat that stifles, or a pillow that stifles breath.
repress
Hold back forcibly
muzzle · gag · censor · quell · subdue · crush · extinguish · dampen · strangle · choke
inhibit
To restrain or hinder
check · restrain · limit · impede · hinder · hamper · block · obstruct · thwart · frustrate
- holds backrestrains, withholds, suppresses, represses, inhibits
stiflesencourages
Promotes confidence in others
nurtures · fosters · promotes · cultivates · stimulates
stiflesventilates
Supplies fresh air
aerates · oxygenates · airs out · breathes · refreshes