Suffocate

a.	1.	Suffocated; choked.
v. t.	1.	To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. [imp. & p. p. Suffocated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffocating.] Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. - Shak.
	2.	To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire.
v. i.	1.	To become choked, stifled, or smothered.

Verb	1.	suffocate - 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" Synonyms: asphyxiate, smother
	2.	suffocate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" Synonyms: asphyxiate, stifle, choke
	3.	suffocate - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" Synonyms: choke
	4.	suffocate - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" Synonyms: choke
	5.	suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" Synonyms: asphyxiate, stifle
	6.	suffocate - feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
	7.	suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" Synonyms: choke, gag, strangle

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