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be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
The child suffocated under the pillow
(verb) choke, stifle, suffocate
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
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