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suffocate

/'səfə,keɪt/

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verb
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
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choke

type of:
turn become
verb
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
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"The child suffocated under the pillow"

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asphyxiate stifle

type of:
go kick the bucket expire pass away give-up the ghost pass buy the farm cash in one's chips snuff it choke conk pop off croak perish decease die drop dead exit
verb
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
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"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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asphyxiate smother

type of:
kill
verb
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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asphyxiate choke stifle

type of:
close up impede obstruct obturate occlude jam block
verb
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
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choke gag strangle

type of:
suffer hurt
verb
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
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"His job suffocated him"

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choke

type of:
stifle dampen
verb
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
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type of:
feel

Examples of suffocate

"The child suffocated under the pillow"
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
"His job suffocated him"