transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsə-fə-ˌkāt ]
verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suffocatus, past participle of suffocare to choke, stifle, from sub- + fauces throat
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
(2) : to deprive of oxygen
b. : to make uncomfortable by want of fresh air
2. : to impede or stop the development of
intransitive verb
1. : to become suffocated:
a.
(1) : to die from being unable to breathe
(2) : to die from lack of oxygen
b. : to be uncomfortable through lack of fresh air
2. : to become checked in development
• suf·fo·ca·tion ˌsə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun
• suf·fo·ca·tive ˈsə-fə-ˌkā-tiv adjective