suffocate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(suf′ə kāt′)

Inflections of 'suffocate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
suffocates
v 3rd person singular
suffocating
v pres p
suffocated
v past
suffocated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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suffocate [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (kill by depriving of oxygen)asfixiar a, ahogar a vtr + prep
  asfixiar⇒, ahogar⇒ vtr
 The murderer suffocated his victims.
 El asesino asfixiaba a sus víctimas.
suffocate⇒ vi (die from lack of oxygen)asfixiarse⇒ v prnl
  ahogarse⇒ v prnl
 The man panicked, feeling that he might suffocate in the tiny room.
 Al hombre le entró pánico pensando que podía asfixiarse en la diminuta habitación.
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'suffocate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
asphyxiate - stifle
Spanish:
ahogar - abochornar - asfixiar


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