fra: étouffer

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Meaning
means	(verb) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" gag, strangle, choke, suffocate
means	(verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" suffocate, asphyxiate, choke, stifle
means	(verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" inhibit, curb, conquer, subdue, suppress, stamp down
means	(verb) smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" dampen, stifle
means	(verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" smother, suffocate, asphyxiate
means	(verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle