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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Smothered (); p. pr. & vb. n.Smothering.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See Smoor.] 1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child. 2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire. 3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure. Smoth"er v. i. 1. To be suffocated or stifled. 2. To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder. Smoth"er n.[OE. smorther. See Smother, v. t.] 1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak. 2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] Not to keep their suspicions in smother. Bacon. Smother fly (Zol.), an aphid. Smoth"er (), n.That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude of things. Then they vanished, swallowed up in the grayness of the evening and the smoke and smother of the storm. The Century. スポンサード リンク
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