Stifle
Stifle verb - Smother or suppress.
Usage example: Stifle your curiosity
Stimulate
Stimulate verb - Act as a stimulant.
Usage example: The book stimulated her imagination
Common collocations
| talent | stifle talent | stimulate talent |
| demand | stifle demand | stimulate demand |
| development | stifle development | stimulate development |
| innovation | stifle innovation | stimulate innovation |
| Other words: production, creativity. | ||
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