suppress vs choke off

suppress and choke off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
suppress	No	No	Yes	No
choke off	No	No	Yes	No

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

suppress (verb)	choke off (verb)
bring under control by force or authority	suppress
lessen to the point of stopping	become or cause to become obstructed
put out of one's consciousness
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority