suffocate
Pronunciation: sŭf′ŏ-kāt
Definition:
- To impede respiration; to asphyxiate.
- To be unable to breathe; to suffer from asphyxiation.
[L. suffoco (subf-), pp. -atus, to choke, strangle]
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