choke vs stifle

choke and stifle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
choke	Yes	No	Yes	No
stifle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stifle is a hyponym of choke; that is, stifle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than choke:

choke: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
stifle: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Other hyponyms of choke include abort, asphyxiate, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, starve, fall, succumb, yield.

As verbs, stifle is a hypernym of choke; that is, stifle is a word with a broader meaning than choke:

Other hypernyms of choke include dampen.

As verbs, choke and stifle are synonyms defined as:

choke and stifle: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Other synonyms of choke include asphyxiate, suffocate.

choke (noun)	stifle (noun)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine	joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

choke (verb)	stifle (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion	suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
cause to retch or choke	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	suppress in order to conceal or hide
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
reduce the air supply
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
be too tight; rub or press
become or cause to become obstructed
wring the neck of
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
check or slow down the action or effect of
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation