Associations to the word «Suffocate»
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Adjective
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Wiktionary
SUFFOCATE, verb. (ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
SUFFOCATE, verb. (ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
SUFFOCATE, verb. (ergative) (figuratively) To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
SUFFOCATE, verb. (transitive) To destroy; to extinguish.
SUFFOCATE, adjective. (obsolete) Suffocated; choked.
Dictionary definition
SUFFOCATE, 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".
SUFFOCATE, verb. Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children".
SUFFOCATE, verb. Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village".
SUFFOCATE, verb. Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him".
SUFFOCATE, verb. Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow".
SUFFOCATE, verb. Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating".
SUFFOCATE, verb. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged".
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