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(), a.[L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. Faucal.] Suffocated; choked. Shak. Suf"focate (), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Suffocated (); p. pr. & vb. n.Suffocating.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. Shak. 2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire. Suf"focate v. i.To become choked, stifled, or smothered. "A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage." collier. スポンサード リンク
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