What is hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure called?
smother — Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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