Definition of Suffocate

Verb

  • struggle for breath
    have insufficient oxygen intake
    "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
  • feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
    "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
  • be asphyxiated
    die from lack of oxygen
    "The child suffocated under the pillow"
  • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
    "His job suffocated him"
  • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
    "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
  • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
  • 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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble suffocate

287 unscramble word found using the letters suffocate.
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