1. suffocate - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): smother, asphyxiate
Hypernym(s): kill
2. suffocate - verb
· impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Synonym(s): stifle, asphyxiate, choke
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
3. suffocate - verb
· become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
Synonym(s): choke
4. suffocate - verb
· suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
Synonym(s): choke
5. suffocate - verb
· be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
Synonym(s): stifle, asphyxiate
Hypernym(s): die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one%27s_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it
6. suffocate - verb
· feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
Hypernym(s): feel
7. suffocate - verb
· struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Synonym(s): gag, choke, strangle
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