The meaning of Suffocates

Suffocates – definition

verb
Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe.
Usage examples:
They suffocated in their sleep
Synonims:
Smother Asphyxiate Stifle Choke Strangle Throttle Strangulate Be smothered Be stifled

verb
To die because of a lack of oxygen, or to kill someone by preventing that person from breathing
Usage examples:
[ i ] the government warned parents yesterday not to let infants sleep on small plastic pillows bec…

Suffocates translation into English

Suffocates: translate from English into Chinese

窒息, 憋, 嗈

Suffocates: translate from English into Dutch

Verstikt, Verstikken, Smoren, Onderdrukken, Neerslaan

Suffocates: translate from English into French

Étouffe, Étouffer, Suffoquer, Étrangler, Se suffoquer, Mourir asphyxié

Suffocates: translate from English into German

Erstickt, Ersticken

Suffocates: translate from English into Hindi

घुटन होती है, बुझाना, घुटना होना, गला घोटना, गला घोटकर मारना

Suffocates: translate from English into Italian

Soffoca, Soffocare, Asfissiare

Suffocates: translate from English into Korean

질식하다, ...의 숨을 막다

Suffocates: translate from English into Russian

Душит, Задыхаться, Душить, Удушать

Suffocates: translate from English into Spanish

Asfixia, Sofocar, Ahogar, Sofocarse, Ahogarse, Embretar

Word origin

late 15th century (earlier (late Middle English) as suffocation ): from Latin suffocat- ‘stifled’, from the verb suffocare, from sub- ‘below’ + fauces ‘throat’.

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Suffocates – similar words

suffocating

adjective
Causing difficulty in breathing.
Usage examples:
The suffocating heat

verb
Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe.
Usage examples:
They suffocated in their sleep

adjective
Something that is suffocating makes you feel uncomfortably hot or unable to breathe
Usage examples:
I've got to open the window - it's suffocating in here!, suffocating smoke/fumes, the book tells th…

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suffocated

adjective
Feeling trapped and oppressed.
Usage examples:
I feel so suffocated in this town

verb
Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe.
Usage examples:
They suffocated in their sleep

verb
Past simple and past participle of suffocate
Usage examples:
The report said that the victims had suffocated in the fumes., she suffocated him by holding a pill…

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suffocate

verb
Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe.
Usage examples:
They suffocated in their sleep

verb
To die because of a lack of oxygen, or to kill someone by preventing that person from breathing
Usage examples:
[ i ] the government warned parents yesterday not to let infants sleep on small plastic pillows bec…

All meanings and translations of Suffocate

Suffocates synonims

asphyxiate

verb
Kill (someone) by depriving them of air.
Usage examples:
They were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes

verb
To be unable to breathe, usually resulting in death, or to cause someone to be unable to breathe; suffocate
Usage examples:
[ t ] the men were asphyxiated by smoke., we thought we would die of asphyxiation on that crowded t…

All meanings and translations of Asphyxiate

choke

verb
(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
Usage examples:
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun
A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Usage examples:
An automatic choke

noun
The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Usage examples:
Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

All meanings and translations of Choke

smother

verb
Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
Usage examples:
I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun
A mass of something that stifles or obscures.
Usage examples:
All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb
To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen
Usage examples:
Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

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stifle

verb
Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
Usage examples:
Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes

noun
A joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.
Usage examples:
At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitatio…

verb
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

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strangle

verb
Squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.
Usage examples:
The victim was strangled with a scarf

verb
Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

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strangulate

verb
Strangle; throttle.
Usage examples:
The victim had been strangulated

verb
To kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe; strangle

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throttle

noun
A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
Usage examples:
The engines were at full throttle

verb
Attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.
Usage examples:
She was sorely tempted to throttle him

noun
A device that controls how much fuel goes into an engine
Usage examples:
I’m so mad i could throttle him.

All meanings and translations of Throttle

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