Difference between Dampen and Stifle

DAMPEN vs STIFLE: NOUN

Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
A bone disease of this region.
The stifle-joint.
Disease or other affection of the stifle-bone or stifle-joint, as dislocation or fracture of the patella.
The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also stifle joint. See Illust. under horse.
A small bone at the stifle joint; the patella, or kneepan.

Smother or suppress
Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Conceal or hide
To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
To die of suffocation.
To feel smothered etc.
To smother or suffocate.
To repress, keep in or hold back.
To interrupt or cut off.

To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration.

To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge.
To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench.
To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means.

To make damp or humid; apply moisture to; wet slightly; damp: as, the grass was dampened by a slight shower; to dampen clothes for ironing.
To put a check or damper upon; make weak or dull; dim; deaden. See damp.
Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
Check
Keep in check (a fire)

To choke up; dam up; close.
To kill by impeding respiration, as by covering the mouth and nose, by introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs, or by other means; suffocate or greatly oppress by foul air or otherwise; smother.
To stop the passage of; arrest the free action of; extinguish; deaden; quench: as, to stifle flame; to stifle sound.
To suppress; keep from active manifestation; keep from public notice; conceal; repress; destroy: as, to stifle inquiry; to stifle a report; to stifle passion; to stifle convictions.
Synonyms Suffocate, Strangle, etc. See smother.
To husn, muffle, muzzle, gag.
To suffocate; perish by asphyxia.
Be asphyxiated
Corresponds to the human knee
Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
Suppress in order to conceal or hide
Die from lack of oxygen

Diminish, Hinder, Hamper, Tone down, Mute, Wash, Moisten, Dull, Break, Deaden, Muffle, Damp, Soften, Weaken, Stifle

Restrict, Curtail, Quash, Inhibit, Suppress, Frustrate, Thwart, Hamper, Undermine, Impede, Hinder, Knee, Muffle, Smother, Dampen

Diminish, Hinder, Hamper, Tone down, Mute, Wash, Moisten, Dull, Break, Deaden, Muffle, Damp, Soften, Weaken, Stifle

Restrict, Curtail, Quash, Inhibit, Suppress, Frustrate, Thwart, Hamper, Undermine, Impede, Hinder, Knee, Muffle, Smother, Dampen

Woody vainly attempts to stifle the recoiling pullstring.
This will help retain moisture and stifle weeds.
Drug Warrior Tries to Stifle Critics of Prohibition.
An agreement to stifle prosecution is against law.
We stifle within ourselves the voices of prejudice.
Those built on outdated technology can stifle both.
The former can stifle innovation and technological progress.
ANT: Recal, suppress, repress, hush, stifle, check, swallow.
It should provide guidelines but not stifle creativity.
The policies that come out of Washington actually stifle expansion and stifle job growth.