suffocate

Definition of suffocate

Verbs

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
Synonyms:
asphyxiate, smother
stifle
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Type of:
kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Synonyms:
asphyxiate, choke, stifle
Type of:
block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
block passage through
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Synonyms:
choke
Type of:
become, turn
undergo a change or development
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
"His job suffocated him"
Synonyms:
choke
Type of:
dampen, stifle
smother or suppress
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
"The child suffocated under the pillow"
Synonyms:
asphyxiate, stifle
smother
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Types:
strangle
die from strangulation
Type of:
buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
Type of:
feel
be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Synonyms:
choke, gag, strangle
Type of:
hurt, suffer
feel pain or be in pain

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