Suffocate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsʌfəkeɪt|
Brit.
|ˈsʌfəkeɪt|
verb
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (syn: asphyxiate, smother)
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (syn: choke)
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (syn: choke)
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (syn: choke, gag, strangle)
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (syn: asphyxiate, choke, stifle)- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (syn: choke)
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (syn: choke)
His job suffocated him
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen (syn: asphyxiate, stifle)The child suffocated under the pillow
- feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (syn: choke, gag, strangle)
Extra examples
Don't put that pillow over her face—she could suffocate.
The poor dog could suffocate in the car on a hot day like this.
The victims were found suffocated.
I am suffocated in this crowd.
I suffocate in a stuffy room.
The animal seizes its prey by the throat and suffocates it to death.
One of the puppies suffocated inside the plastic bag.
Jealousy can suffocate any relationship.
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
His job suffocated him
The child suffocated under the pillow
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: suffocate
he/she/it: suffocates
present participle: suffocating
past tense: suffocated
past participle: suffocated
I/you/we/they: suffocate
he/she/it: suffocates
present participle: suffocating
past tense: suffocated
past participle: suffocated
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