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S: (v) incorporate, contain, comprise (include or contain; have as a component) "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

S: (v) hold, bear, carry, contain (contain or hold; have within) "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

S: (v) retain (hold back within) "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
S: (v) enclose, hold in, confine (close in) "darkness enclosed him"

S: (v) embank (enclose with banks, as for support or protection) "The river was embanked with a dyke"
S: (v) rail, rail in (enclose with rails) "rail in the old graves"
S: (v) box in, box up (enclose or confine as if in a box)
S: (v) frame (enclose in a frame, as of a picture)

S: (v) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits) "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

S: (v) suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer (bring under control by force or authority) "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

S: (v) choke off, choke down, choke back (suppress) "He choked down his rage"
S: (v) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up (cause to be quiet or not talk) "Please silence the children in the church!"

S: (v) shush (silence (someone) by uttering `shush!')
S: (v) lull, calm down (become quiet or less intensive) "the fighting lulled for a moment"
S: (v) shout down (silence or overwhelm by shouting)
S: (v) gag, muzzle (prevent from speaking out) "The press was gagged"

S: (v) burke (get rid of, silence, or suppress) "burke an issue"
S: (v) silence (keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure) "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
S: (v) squelch, quell, quench (suppress or crush completely) "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
S: (v) quench (electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device)

S: (v) damp (restrain or discourage) "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
S: (v) mortify, subdue, crucify (hold within limits and control) "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

S: (v) deny, abnegate (deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure) "She denied herself wine and spirits"
S: (v) train (cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it) "train the vine"

S: (v) catch (check oneself during an action) "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"
S: (v) bate (moderate or restrain; lessen the force of) "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
S: (v) thermostat (control the temperature with a thermostat)
S: (v) countercheck, counteract (oppose or check by a counteraction)

S: (v) contain (be divisible by) "24 contains 6"
S: (v) contain, take, hold (be capable of holding or containing) "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

S: (v) be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)) "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

S: (v) check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back (hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of) "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"