suffocates
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Is suffocates a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathingExamples: "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"Synonyms: asphyxiate, smother, suffocate
2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage ofExamples: "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"Synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate
3. become stultified, suppressed, or stifledExamples: "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"Synonyms: choke, suffocate
4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination ofExamples: "His job suffocated him"Synonyms: choke, suffocate
5. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygenExamples: "The child suffocated under the pillow"Synonyms: asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
6. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh airExamples: "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"Synonyms: suffocate
Definition source: Wiktionary