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    [Verb]  | "suf*fo*cate" | \ ˈsə-fə-ˌkāt \


    1: to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)

    2: to deprive of oxygen

    3: to make uncomfortable by want of fresh air

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Borrowed from Latin suffōcātus, past participle of suffōcāre "to stifle, choke, deprive of air, squeeze together," from suf-, assimilated form of sub- {see: |sub-|sub-} + -fōcāre, verbal derivative of fauc-, faux (ordinarily in plural faucēs) "upper part of the throat, pharynx, windpipe," of obscure origin;

    [Verb]  | "suffocates" 


    1: to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air;


      * e.g., " ... the law requires the owner of a discarded refrigerator to remove its door so that a child won't get trapped inside and suffocate "



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    2: to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe;


      * e.g., " ... temporarily suffocated by the seat belt "



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    3: to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe;


      * e.g., " ... suffocating in the thick, black smoke of the burning building "



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    [Verb]  | "suffocate" 


    1: to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air;


      * e.g., " ... the law requires the owner of a discarded refrigerator to remove its door so that a child won't get trapped inside and suffocate "



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    2: to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe;


      * e.g., " ... temporarily suffocated by the seat belt "



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    3: to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe;


      * e.g., " ... suffocating in the thick, black smoke of the burning building "



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