Directions: The following question contains three sentences labelled as A, B, and C, each with a highlighted word. Identify the word from the given options that is the antonym of all three highlighted words.
A: The company was found guilty of stifling competition to maintain its market dominance.
B: The policy was designed to suppress smaller firms from entering the market.
C: The monopolist aimed to squelch any potential rivals.
1
Encourage
2
Retard
3
Inhibit
4
Hamper
5
Restrain