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suffocate v. [
smother, asphyxiate] 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"
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suffocate v. [
stifle, asphyxiate, choke] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
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suffocate v. [
choke] become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
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suffocate v. [
choke] suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
. wn #5
suffocate v. [
stifle, asphyxiate] be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
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