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suffocate

/ suffocate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
Type of:
feel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
"The child suffocated under the pillow"
Type of:
die decease perish
Kinds of:
strangle
Derived:
suffocation asphyxiation asphyxia
Verb group:
smother asphyxiate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
"His job suffocated him"
Type of:
stifle dampen
Verb group:
choke
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
Type of:
become turn
Verb group:
choke
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Type of:
obstruct obturate impede
Derived:
choking suffocation asphyxiation asphyxia
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
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"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
suffocation asphyxiation asphyxia
Verb group:
stifle asphyxiate
Entails:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 7
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Type of:
suffer hurt
Derived:
suffocation asphyxiation choking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

feel die decease perish strangle stifle dampen become turn obstruct obturate impede