SUFFOCATE

suffocate. suffocate, to choake vp, or strangle

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suffocate. Suffocate, v.t. to choke, stifle, smother, kill

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Suf″fo‐cate (?), a. [[L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. Faucal.]] Suffocated; choked. Shak.