(especially) an official with authority to examine books, magazines, plays, films etc and to remove anything regarded as immortal or in other ways undesirable

forbid; ban; selectively remove

to cause a person to be more sympathetic and understanding

correct, humiliate

the force a person to be obedient, do something etc

compel, press

to keep (oneself, a person, speech etc) within limits

enclose, limit

to cause (feelings, sound etc) to lose strength, brightness

diminish, muffle, quiet

(to try) to take away the courage or confidence of (a person)

dishearten, dispirit

chains for a prisoner

tie up, hold

to prevent or stop a person (from doing it)

restrict, prevent

to calm (a person, a person's anger, excitement etc)

make peaceful; appease

to stop or keep (a person) from doing (something); stop (something) from happening

keep from happening or continuing

to end, reject (something) as not valid (by legal procedure)

destroy, defeat

to prevent (a person or thing) (from doing something)

keep under control; hold back

to kill (a person, animal) by keeping air from the mouth; to use a cover or covering to put out (a fire)

extinguish; cover, hide

(to make) a sucking sound as when feet are lifted from stiff, sticky mud

suppress, restrain

staff; stanza; to keep off, delay, hunger, disaster, bankruptcy etc

prevent

to keep (a feeling etc) back

prevent, restrain

to bring (an angry person, a strong feeling etc)

keep under control; moderate

to put an end to the activity or existence of (a revolt etc); to prevent (something) from being known or seen

restrain, hold in check

of tread

walk; bear down

of tread

walk; bear down

to defeat (the usual word)

defeat soundly

to keep back, refuse to give, information, permission etc

keep back