abafar1
a.ba.far

vt
1 to choke.
2 to smother.
3 to suffocate, asphyxiate.
4 to stifle.
5 to repress, subdue, restrain.
6 to dissimulate.
7 to hold back or retain (unlawfully), steal.
8 to hush up, keep concealed, hide.
9 Mús to damp.
10 to cloth, wrap up, keep warm.
11 to cover well, overlay.
12 bras to succumb.
13 bras to dominate, perform exceedingly well, be the best.Expressõesabafar as velas Náut to lower the sails.
abafar a terra to harrow or break the clods after the first ploughing.
abafar a voz to muffle the voice.
abafar os rumores to hush up rumours.
abafar uma revolta to quell a rebellion.