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Suffocate Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Suffocate has 9 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

3

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

4

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

"His job suffocated him"

5

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

"The child suffocated under the pillow"

6

feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"

7

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

8

To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

Adjective
1

Suffocated; choked.

Example Sentences
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow" verb
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" verb
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" verb
"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" verb
"His job suffocated him" verb
"The child suffocated under the pillow" verb
"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating" verb
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
kill obstruct become stifle die feel suffer
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
strangle
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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