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"sufficate" is probably misspelled. Trying suffocate instead Definition of suffocate
suffocate has definitions from the field of biology |
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[ verb ] deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Synonyms Examples "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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[ verb ] (biology) kill by constricting the throat and preventing from breathing
Synonyms Examples "Othello suffocated Desdemona with a pillow" |
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[ verb ] feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
Examples "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating" |
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[ verb ] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Synonyms Examples "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" |
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[ verb ] (biology) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Examples "The child suffocated under the pillow" |
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[ verb ] suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Synonyms Examples "His job suffocated him" |
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