suffocate

IPA: sˈʌfʌkeɪt

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

Examples of "suffocate" in Sentences

Others suffocated in the mayhem.
The soldier suffocates the baby.
They can desiccate and will eventually suffocate.
Which liens will "suffocate" the short sale process
He said he won't allow the strikes to "suffocate" the economy.
The short trip becomes interminable as the men slowly suffocate to death.
Basically the rat will be full of glue and either suffocate which is a horrible death!
The Tories and the LibDems said fears that ministers were attempting to 'suffocate' the inquiry were being borne out.
Since we learned last week that Gia had the maid bottle feed her baby at night so the little vampire won't "suffocate" her for milk.
The net effect of this discovery is two-fold: first the blind mole rat can serve a "living tumor" in cancer research; and-perhaps more important-that unique gene in the blind mole rat becomes a prime target for new anti-cancer drugs that can "suffocate" tumors.
In an interview, Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman explains why his country is not ready to negotiate over the status of Jerusalem, why he believes peace cannot be imposed in the Middle East and how tougher Western sanctions could be enough to "suffocate" the Iranian nuclear program.