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.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
suffocate