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to kill something by covering it and preventing it from receiving the substances and conditions it needs for life: Snow soon smothered the last of the blooms. figurative I tried desperately to smother a sneeze (= I tried not to sneeze) during his speech. to stop a fire from burning by covering it with something that prevents air from reaching it:
: to stop or prevent the growth or activity of. smother a child with too much care. also : overwhelm. c. : to cover thickly : blanket. snow smothered the trails. d. : to overcome or vanquish quickly or decisively. e. : to cause to smolder. 3. : to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes.
verb. /ˈsmʌðə (r)/ /ˈsmʌðər/ Verb Forms. smother somebody (with something) to kill somebody by covering their face so that they cannot breathe synonym suffocate. He smothered the baby with a pillow. to be smothered to death. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
The word smother literally means to deprive of oxygen, so it can be used to refer to someone who gets suffocated by a pillow. In everyday conversation, the word is often used to refer to the act of making someone feel like they’re being deprived of oxygen or personal space.
If an activity or process is smothered, it is prevented from continuing or developing. Intellectual life in France was smothered by the Occupation. [ be VERB -ed ]
1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. To conceal, suppress, or hide: Management smothered the true facts of the case. We smothered our indignation and pressed onward. 3. To cover thickly: smother chicken in sauce. 4.
1. transitive verb. If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out. The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames. 2. transitive verb. To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. He tried to smother me with a pillow.
