Definisjon av suffocate

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Verb

suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
stifle, asphyxiate
buy the farm, perish, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, snuff it, drop dead, decease, cash in one's chips, pop off, pass away, expire, exit, croak, conk, die, choke, pass, go leave quickly
strangle die from strangulation
suffocate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
stifle, asphyxiate, choke
obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, close up, jam, block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
suffocate - feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
feel be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
suffocate - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
choke
stifle, dampen smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
suffocate, choke feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
suffocate - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
choke
suffocate, choke feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
become, turn enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
suffocate - deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
smother, asphyxiate
kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
gag, choke, strangle
hurt, suffer give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
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Verb

suffocate - To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
suffocate - To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
suffocate - To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed by a person or issue, as though with oxygen deprivation.
suffocate - To destroy; to extinguish.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) suffocate
  • Presens: suffocate / suffocates
  • Preteritum: suffocated
  • Perfektum: (have) suffocated

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