Suffocate Definition

sŭfə-kāt
suffocated, suffocates, suffocating
verb
suffocated, suffocates, suffocating
To die by being suffocated.
Webster's New World
To kill by cutting off the supply of oxygen to the lungs, gills, etc.
Webster's New World
To hinder the free breathing of; deprive of fresh air; stifle; choke.
Webster's New World
To be unable to breathe freely; choke; stifle; smother.
Webster's New World
To smother, suppress, extinguish, etc. by or as by cutting off the supply of air.
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adjective
(obsolete) Suffocated; choked.
Wiktionary

Origin of Suffocate

  • From Latin suffocatus, past participle of suffocare (“to choke, stifle"), from sub (“under") + faux (“the upper part of the throat, the pharynx").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin suffōcāre suffōcāt- sub- sub- faucēs throat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Suffocate Sentence Examples

  • The air of the chamber stilled and grew heavy, as if it meant to suffocate him.

  • The fire element will quickly suffocate under the demand of an earth sign.

  • Other contaminants, like grease from industrial food processing, may leech the oxygen out of the water and suffocate fish.

  • This might seem as it would be a lot of fun, but the weight of it could cause someone to suffocate.

  • I cannot suffocate their plea for air with my careless indifference.

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SSUSUF

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