{"def":{"short":"to put something over the mouth, i.e., (figuratively) to silence","long":["to bridle or stop up the mouth","metaphorically to stop the mouth, reduce to silence"]},"deriv":"from G1909 and G4750","pronun":{"ipa":"ɛ.pi.stoˈmi.zo","ipa_mod":"e̞.pi.stowˈmi.zow","sbl":"epistomizō","dic":"eh-pee-stoh-MEE-zoh","dic_mod":"ay-pee-stoh-MEE-zoh"},"see":["G1909","G4750"]}