suffocate
Suffocated, chokedSuffocated, choked.
» She suffocated him with a pillow.
Sie hat ihn mit einem Kissen erstickt. — Esperantostern
Sie erstickte ihn mit einem Kissen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Она задушила его подушкой. — marafon
Вона задушила його подушкою. — deniko
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2 senses(obsolete)Suffocated, choked.
(obsolete)Smothered, overwhelmed.
Examples
79 sentencesShe suffocated him with a pillow.
Вона задушила його подушкою. — deniko
ruОна задушила его подушкой. — marafon
deSie hat ihn mit einem Kissen erstickt. — Esperantostern
It looked like you were suffocating.
Tom suffocated Mary with a feather pillow.
ruТом задушил Мэри перьевой подушкой. — odexed
deTom erstickte Mary mit einem Daunenkissen. — Tamy
Tom suffocated Mary with a plastic bag.
deTom erstickte Maria mit einer Plastiktüte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
ruЯ думал, что задохнусь в переполненном поезде. — odexed
deIch dachte, ich würde in diesem überfüllten Zug ersticken. — MUIRIEL
Origin
The adjective is first attested in the 1420s, the verb in 1526; from Middle English suffocThe adjective is first attested in the 1420s, the verb in 1526; from Middle English suffocat(e) (“deprived of air, suffocated”), borrowed from Latin suffōcātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin suffōcō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from sub- (“under, up to”) + fōx (“throat”, oblique stem in fōc-). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
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Forms
more suffocate, most suffocate| Comparative | more suffocate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most suffocate Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form