suffocate (redirected from suffocated)

suf·fo·cate  (sf-kt)

v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates

v.tr.

1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.

2. To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate.

3. To cause discomfort to by or as if by cutting off the supply of fresh air.

4. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her" Thackeray.

v.intr.

1. To die from lack of air or oxygen; be asphyxiated.

2. To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.

3. To become or feel suppressed; be stifled.

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[Latin suffcre, suffct- : sub-, sub- + faucs, throat.]

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suffo·cating·ly adv.

suffo·cation n.

suffo·cative adj.

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suffocate

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to kill or die through lack of oxygen, such as by blockage of the air passage

2. to feel uncomfortable from heat and lack of air [Latin suffocare]

suffocating adj
suffocation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suffocate - 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" asphyxiate, smother asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	suffocate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" asphyxiate, stifle, choke obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
	3.	suffocate - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" choke suffocate, choke - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
	4.	suffocate - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" choke dampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" suffocate, choke - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
	5.	suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" asphyxiate, stifle croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" strangle - die from strangulation asphyxiate, suffocate, smother - 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"
	6.	suffocate - feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating" feel - be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
	7.	suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" choke, gag, strangle suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain

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suffocate

verb 1. choke, stifle, smother, asphyxiate

verb 2. be choked, be stifled, be smothered, be asphyxiated

Translations

suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt] vi → ahogarse, asfixiarse

suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt] vi → suffoquer; étouffer

suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt] vi (lit, fig) → ersticken

suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt] vi (= have difficulty breathing) → soffocare (= die through lack of air); asfissiare

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suffocate

v suffocate [ˈsafəkeit]

to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.versmoorيَخْنُق، يَخْتَنِقзадушавам (се)(u)dusit (se)kvæleerstickenπνίγω, πνίγομαι, ασφυκτιώsofocarlämmatama, lämbumaخفه كردنtukehduttaa, tukehtuaétoufferלַחֲנוֹקदम घोंटना, गला दबाना, दम घुटनाudaviti, gušiti (se)megfojt; megfulladmenyesakkan napaskæfa; kafnasoffocare～の息をとめる질식(사)하다; ...을 질식(사) 시키다(už)dusti, dusintismakt; noslāpt; smacēt; noslāpētmelemaskan(ver)stikkenkvele(s), bli kvaltdusić (się)sufocara se înăbuşi, a se sufocaзадохнуться; задыхаться(za)dusiť (sa)zadušiti (se)ugušitikväva, kvävasทำให้อึดอัดหายใจไม่ออกboğmak窒息душити; задихатисяگلا گھونٹنا یا دم گھٹناlàm chết ngạt, làm nghẹt thở窒息

n ˌsuffoˈcation

versmoringخَنْق، إخْتِناقзадъшаванеudušeníkvælningdas Erstickenασφυξίαsofocación, asfixialämbumineخفگيtukehtuminenétouffementחֶנֶקघुटन, दमघुटी, श्वसावरोधनgušenje, davljenjemegfojtás; (meg)fulladáskesesakan napasköfnunsoffocazione, soffocamento窒息질식(시킴)uždusimas, dusinimas[]smakšana; noslāpšanalemashet stikkenkvelninguduszenie, duszenie sięsufocaçãosufocareудушение; удушье(za)duseniezadušitevgušenjekvävningการหายใจไม่ออกboğulma窒息задушення; ядухаگلا گھونٹ کر مار ڈالناsự nghẹt thở窒息