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suffocate

('s/@/f/@/,k/eI/t )

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing(verb.contact)

Example:
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor.

Synonym:
asphyxiate, smother

source: wordnet30
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of(verb.contact)

Synonym:
asphyxiate, choke, stifle

source: wordnet30
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled(verb.change)

Synonym:
choke

source: wordnet30
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of(verb.change)

Example:
His job suffocated him.

source: wordnet30
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen(verb.change)

Example:
The child suffocated under the pillow.

Synonym:
asphyxiate, stifle

source: wordnet30
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air(verb.body)

source: wordnet30
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake(verb.body)

Synonym:
choke, gag, strangle

source: wordnet30
To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.(verb)

source: webster1913
To become choked, stifled, or smothered.(verb)

source: webster1913

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