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suf⋅fo⋅cate
[suhf-uh-keyt]
verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle. |
| 2. | to impede the respiration of. |
| 3. | to discomfort by a lack of fresh or cool air. |
| 4. | to overcome or extinguish; suppress. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to become suffocated; stifle; smother. |
| 6. | to be uncomfortable due to a lack of fresh or cool air. |
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Suffocation
Suf`fo*ca"tion\, n. [L. suffocatio: cf. F. suffocation.] The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. Note: The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning). --Quain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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suffocation
1460 (implied in pp. adj. suffocate), from M.Fr. suffocation, from L. suffocationem (nom. suffocatio) "a choking, stifling," from suffocatus, pp. of suffocare "suffocate," originally "to narrow up," from sub "up (from under)" + fauces (pl.) "throat, narrow entrance."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: suf·fo·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "s&f-&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act of suffocating or state of beingsuffocated : stoppage of breathing —compare ASPHYXIA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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