suffocate

Meanings

• deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  • "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
  • "His job suffocated him"
• be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  • "The child suffocated under the pillow"
• feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

Synonyms

asphyxiate, choke, gag, smother, stifle, strangle