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Again, welcome! Dennis Bratland (talk) 03:24, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Silence, suppress, and muffle mean the same thing
You should probably take some time to read Talk:Silencer (firearms). It's helpful to be aware of how recently the gun industry decided to replace "silencer" with "suppressor", and why they made that decision. There are copious sources on this, listed at Talk:Silencer (firearms). It's also helpful to look at the definitions of silence, suppress, and muffle: So muffle "deadens" a sound. Technically, you can't be a little bit dead. You're either dead or not dead. If a sound is deadended, there is no sound. But language doesn't work like that. Everyone knows mufflers don't completely deaden the sound of cars. And both suppress and silence can mean to "cease" or put an end to. Literally. Yet all of these words most common usage is situations where they don't perfectly, flawlessly put an end or cause the cessation of or deaden the thing. That's why people say "total silence" when they mean total silence. They know if they just say silence, everyone knows it's not the same as total silence. Just like they say complete suppression or totally muffled.And silencers were named silencers by the guy who invented and patented silencers. They recognized as silencers under the law because that's what they were called. It was, and is, the name of the thing. For a century nobody saw a problem, until the gun industry decided to do a rebranding.If you still disagree after taking the time to carefully read through the cited sources, you could suggest a change at [Talk:Silencer (firearms). --Dennis Bratland (talk) 03:39, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * silence (v) To cause (an animal or thing) to cease from giving out its natural sound; to still, quieten.
 * muffle (v) To limit the audibility of, to deaden (a sound).
 * suppress (v) To cause (a practice, action, etc.) to cease; to put an end to; to prevent or disallow the use of; to stop, discontinue. Also: to put down (a rebellion, uprising, or the like) by force