Suf″fo‐cate (?), 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.