Both Uses of
stifle
in
Frankenstein
- I tried to stifle these sensations; I thought that as I could not sympathize with him, I had no right to withhold from him the small portion of happiness which was yet in my power to bestow.
Chpt 17 *stifle = suppress (prevent)
- Even now I weep to think that, borne down as you are by the cruellest misfortunes, you may stifle, by the word 'honour,' all hope of that love and happiness which would alone restore you to yourself.
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(stifle as in: stifling the urge) to suppress (prevent something or decrease its development) -- often political freedom