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smother

/'sməðər/

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verb
envelop completely
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"smother the meat in gravy"

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surround

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cover
verb
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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"smother fires"

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put out

type of:
snuff out extinguish
verb
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
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"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"

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asphyxiate suffocate

type of:
kill
verb
suppress in order to conceal or hide
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"smother a yawn"

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muffle repress stifle strangle

type of:
inhibit bottle up suppress
noun
a confused multitude of things
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clutter fuddle jumble mare's nest muddle welter

type of:
disorderliness disorder
noun
a stifling cloud of smoke
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smoke fume
verb
form an impenetrable cover over
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"the butter cream smothered the cake"

type of:
spread over cover

Examples of smother

"smother the meat in gravy"
"smother fires"
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
"smother a yawn"
"the butter cream smothered the cake"