Meaning Of The Word Suffocate

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What's The Definition Of Suffocate?

suffocate
verb: If someone suffocates or is suffocated, they die because there is no air for them to breathe.

suffocate in American English
to die by being suffocated
to kill by cutting off the supply of oxygen to the lungs, gills, etc.
intransitive verb: to become suffocated; stifle; smother
transitive verb: to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle

suffocate in British English
verb: to kill or be killed by the deprivation of oxygen, as by obstruction of the air passage or inhalation of noxious gases

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