suffocate Meaning and Definition

1. v. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

2. v. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

3. v. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

4. v. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

5. v. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

6. v. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

7. v. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing