GRE Word List

SUFFOCATE

to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)

The meaning of the word suffocate is to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation).

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dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
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obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
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