'Suffocate' definitions:

Definition of 'suffocate'

(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: smother, asphyxiate, suffocate]
verb
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke]
verb
Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating --living at home with his aged parents in the small village" [syn: suffocate, choke]
verb
Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" [syn: suffocate, choke]
verb
Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" [syn: suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate]
verb
Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
verb
Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: gag, choke, strangle, suffocate]

Definition of 'Suffocate'

From: GCIDE
  • Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, a. [L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. Faucal.] Suffocated; choked. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Suffocate'

From: GCIDE
  • Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffocating.]
  • 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. [1913 Webster]
  • Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Suffocate'

From: GCIDE
  • Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. "A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage." --collier. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'suffocate'

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