suffocate
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suffocate Definition
(v)
deprive
of
oxygen
and
prevent
from
breathing
; "
Othello
smothered
Desdemona
with
a
pillow
"; "
The
child
suffocated
herself
with
a
plastic
bag
that
the
parents
had
left
on
the
floor
"
(v)
impair
the
respiration
of
or
obstruct
the
air
passage
of
; "
The
foul
air
was
slowly
suffocating
the
children
"
(v)
become
stultified
,
suppressed
,
or
stifled
; "
He
is
suffocating
--
living
at
home
with
his
aged
parents
in
the
small
village
"
(v)
suppress
the
development
,
creativity
,
or
imagination
of
; "
His
job
suffocated
him
"
(v)
be
asphyxiated
;
die
from
lack
of
oxygen
; "
The
child
suffocated
under
the
pillow
"
(v)
feel
uncomfortable
for
lack
of
fresh
air
; "
The
room
was
hot
and
stuffy
and
we
were
suffocating
"
(v)
struggle
for
breath
;
have
insufficient
oxygen
intake
; "
he
swallowed
a
fishbone
and
gagged
"
suffocate Synonyms
asphyxiate
choke
gag
smother
stifle
strangle
suffocate
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