To suppress criticism, etc.
To repress the expression of something.
To block gene expression.
To murder.
To make (someone or something) silent.
deadly silence
The act of refraining from speaking.
The absence of any sound.
Be silent.
To block, suppress, restrain.
To take no action on; to hold in reserve without actually using.
To hold an official inquiry regarding; to deliberate about.
To be a member of.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sit, on.
To restrain (a person).