SUFFOCATE (2)

Suf″fo‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffocated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Suffocating.] 1. 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. Shak. 2. 2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire.