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- Dictionarysuf·fo·cate/ˈsəfəˌkāt/
verb
- 1. die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe: "they suffocated in their sleep" Similar
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The meaning of SUFFOCATE is to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation). How to use suffocate in a sentence.
SUFFOCATE definition: 1. to (cause someone to) die because of not having enough oxygen: 2. to prevent something or…. Learn more.
Suffocate definition: to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle. . See examples of SUFFOCATE used in a sentence.
to kill or be killed by the deprivation of oxygen, as by obstruction of the air passage or inhalation of noxious gases. 2. to block the air passages or have the air passages blocked. 3. to feel or cause to feel discomfort from heat and lack of air. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen. 2. To impair the breathing of or cause discomfort to by cutting off the supply of fresh air. 3. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her" (William Makepeace Thackeray). v.intr. 1.
When you suffocate, you struggle for breath, either because you’re being choked to death or because you’re in a stifling room. You can also suffocate in a figurative sense anytime something is restricted. Suffocate can also mean to die from lack of oxygen.
Verb Forms. to die because there is no air to breathe; to kill somebody by not letting them breathe air. Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. suffocate somebody/something The couple were suffocated by fumes from a faulty gas fire. He put the pillow over her face and suffocated her.
verb. /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to die because there is no air to breathe; to kill someone by not letting them breathe air Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. suffocate somebody/something The couple were suffocated by fumes from a faulty gas heater.
1. If someone suffocates or is suffocated, they die because there is no air for them to breathe. [...] 2. If you say that you are suffocating or that something is suffocating you, you mean that you feel very uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air and it is difficult to breathe. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'suffocate'
suffocate meaning: to die because you cannot breathe or to kill someone by stopping them from breathing: . Learn more.
