suffocate

suffocate
[ʹsʌfəkeıt] v
1. душить, удушать

suffocated by poisonous fumes - задохнувшийся от ядовитого дыма

he was suffocated in water - он захлебнулся в воде

2. душить, подавлять (развитие и т. п.)

this weed suffocates everything - этот сорняк глушит все растения

3. задыхаться

to suffocate with rage - задыхаться от ярости


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  • Suffocate Me — Suffocate Me …   Википедия

  • Suffocate — 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. [1913 Webster] Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To destroy; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suffocate — suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle, smother, choke, strangle, throttle can all mean to interrupt the normal course of breathing. Suffocate commonly refers to conditions in which breathing is impossible through lack of available oxygen or through… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage. collier. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suffocate — Suf fo*cate, a. [L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. {Faucal}.] Suffocated; choked. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suffocate — index extinguish, impede, repress, stifle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • suffocate — early 15c., from L. suffocatus, pp. of suffocare (see SUFFOCATION (Cf. suffocation)). Related: Suffocated; suffocating …   Etymology dictionary

  • suffocate — [v] choke asphyxiate, drown, smother, stifle, strangle; concepts 163,246 Ant. free, let go, loose …   New thesaurus

  • suffocate — ► VERB 1) die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe. 2) feel or cause to feel trapped or oppressed. DERIVATIVES suffocation noun. ORIGIN Latin suffocare stifle , from fauces throat …   English terms dictionary

  • suffocate — [suf′ə kāt΄] vt. suffocated, suffocating [< L suffocatus, pp. of suffocare, to choke < sub ,SUB + fauces, gullet, throat: see FAUCES] 1. to kill by cutting off the supply of oxygen to the lungs, gills, etc. 2. to hinder the free breathing… …   English World dictionary

  • Suffocate Me — Infobox Album | Name = Suffocate Me Type = EP Artist = Angelfish Released = June 11, 1993 Recorded = 1993 Genre = Alternative, Goth Rock,Dream pop Length = 13:52 Label = Wasteland Producer = Last album = This album = Suffocate Me (1993) Next… …   Wikipedia


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