Definition of "Suffocate" :

verb: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

verb: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

verb: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

"The child suffocated under the pillow."

verb: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

"His job suffocated him."

verb: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

verb: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

verb: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor."