suf·fo·cate (s f  -k t )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. [Latin suff  cre, suffct- : sub-, sub- + fauc s, throat.]suf fo·cating·ly adv.suf fo·cation n.suf fo·cative adj. |
suffocate [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt]
vb
1. (Medicine / Pathology) to kill or be killed by the deprivation of oxygen, as by obstruction of the air passage or inhalation of noxious gases
2. (Medicine / Pathology) to block the air passages or have the air passages blocked
3. (Medicine / Pathology) to feel or cause to feel discomfort from heat and lack of air
[from Latin suffōcāre, from sub- + faucēs throat]
suffocating adj
suffocatingly adv
suffocation n
suffocative adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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, 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" | |
| 3. | suffocate - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" | |
| 4. | suffocate - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" | |
| 5. | suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" 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" |
suffocate
verb
1. choke, stifle, smother, asphyxiate They were suffocated as they slept.
2. be choked, be stifled, be smothered, be asphyxiated He either suffocated, or froze to death.
Translations
suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt]
suffocate
vt (lit, fig) → ersticken; his obsessive jealousy/he is suffocating me → seine krankhafte Eifersucht/er erdrückt mich; he felt suffocated in that environment → er hatte das Gefühl, in dieser Umgebung zu ersticken; he was suffocated by the smoke → er erstickte am Rauch
vi (lit, fig) → ersticken
suffocate [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt] vt & vi → soffocare, asfissiare
suffocate [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt] vt & vi → soffocare, asfissiare
suffocate [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt] vt & vi → soffocare, asfissiare
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. versmoor يَخْنُق، يَخْتَنِق задушавам (се) (u)dusit (se) kvæle ersticken πνίγω, πνίγομαι, ασφυκτιώ sofocar lämmatama, lämbuma خفه كردن tukehduttaa, tukehtua étouffer לַחֲנוֹק दम घोंटना, गला दबाना, दम घुटना udaviti, gušiti (se) megfojt; megfullad menyesakkan napas kæfa; kafna soffocare ～の息をとめる 질식하다 (už)dusti, dusinti smakt; noslāpt; smacēt; noslāpēt melemaskan (ver)stikken kvele(s), bli kvalt dusić (się) sufocar a se înăbuşi, a se sufoca задохнуться; задыхаться (za)dusiť (sa) zadušiti (se) ugušiti kväva, kvävas ทำให้อึดอัดหายใจไม่ออก boğmak 窒息 душити; задихатися گلا گھونٹنا یا دم گھٹنا làm chết ngạt, làm nghẹt thở 窒息
n suffoˈcation
versmoring خَنْق، إخْتِناق задъшаване udušení kvælning das Ersticken ασφυξία sofocación, asfixia lämbumine خفگي tukehtuminen étouffement חֶנֶק घुटन, दमघुटी, श्वसावरोधन gušenje, davljenje megfojtás; (meg)fulladás kesesakan napas köfnun soffocazione, soffocamento 窒息 질식(시킴) uždusimas, dusinimas []smakšana; noslāpšana lemas het stikken kvelning uduszenie, duszenie się sufocação sufocare удушение; удушье (za)dusenie zadušitev gušenje kvävning การหายใจไม่ออก boğulma 窒息 задушення; ядуха گلا گھونٹ کر مار ڈالنا sự nghẹt thở 窒息
suffocate → يَخنِق udusit kvæle ersticken ασφυκτιώ asfixiar tukehtua suffoquer gušiti soffocare 窒息する 질식하다 verstikken kvele zadławić się sufocar задыхаться kvävas หายใจไม่ออก boğmak làm ngạt 窒息
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