0 to (cause someone to) die because of not having enough oxygen: --
She suffocated him by holding a pillow over his head.
The report said that the victims had suffocated in the fumes.
1 to prevent something or someone from improving or developing in a positive way --
2 to die because of a lack of oxygen, or to kill someone by preventing that person from breathing: --
[ I ] The government warned parents yesterday not to let infants sleep on small plastic pillows because the babies could suffocate.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
suffocate