suffocated
suffocated is the simple past and past participle of suffocate.
Meaning of suffocate
Verb
suffocate (third-person singular simple present suffocates, present participle suffocating, simple past and past participle suffocated)
- To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
- Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!
- Synonyms:
- asphyxiate, choke
- To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
- He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head.
- Synonyms:
- stifle, choke, asphyxiate, smother
- To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
- I'm suffocating under this huge workload.
- Synonyms:
- drown, asphyxiate, choke, stifle
- To destroy; to extinguish.
- to suffocate fire
Adjective
suffocated (comparative more suffocated, superlative most suffocated)
- Having died as a result of suffocation.
Forms of suffocated
| comparative | more suffocated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most suffocated |
Words formed from suffocated
Questions about suffocated
- What does suffocated mean?
- Suffocated means having died as a result of suffocation.
- What is suffocated the simple past and past participle of?
- Suffocated is the simple past and past participle of suffocate.
- What part of speech is suffocated?
- Suffocated is an adjective.
Words near suffocated in the dictionary
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