suffocate

verbs

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, suffocate

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impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate

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become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

choke, suffocate

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

"His job suffocated him"

choke, suffocate

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

"The child suffocated under the pillow"

asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate

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feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"

suffocate

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is a type of (narrower)

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"

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

choke, gag, strangle, suffocate

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