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- pronunciation:
- suh
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keIt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
suffocates, suffocating, suffocated |
| definition 1: |
If someone suffocates, they die from lack of air.
The poor animals suffocated in the smoke from the fire. |
| definition 2: |
If someone suffocates a living thing, they kill them by not allowing them to breathe.
You will suffocate the fireflies if you do not poke holes in the lid of the jar. |
| derivations: |
suffocative (adj.), suffocatingly (adv.), suffocation (n.) |
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