suffocate
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
Framework senses
- §1
- struggle for breath
- §2
- feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
- §3
- be asphyxiated
- §4
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
- §5
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- §6
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- §7
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- §1 · legacy_primary
- To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column