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- Dictionarysuffocate/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
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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to die because of a lack of oxygen, or to kill someone by preventing that person from breathing: [ I ] The government warned parents yesterday not to let infants sleep on small plastic pillows because the babies could suffocate.
1. : to become suffocated: a (1) : to die from being unable to breathe. (2) : to die from lack of oxygen. b. : to be uncomfortable through lack of fresh air. 2. : to become checked in development.
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.
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.
suffocate in British English. (ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt ) verb. 1. 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.
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. To die from lack of air or oxygen. 2.
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.
SUFFOCATE definition: to die because you cannot breathe or to kill someone by stopping them from breathing: . Learn more.
suffocate. 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.
suffocate meaning, definition, what is suffocate: to die or make someone die by preventing...: Learn more.
