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Definition suffocate

Etymology

From Latin suffocatus, past participle of suffocare (“to choke, stifle”), from sub (“under”) + faux (“the upper part of the throat, the pharynx”).

Verb

suffocate (third-person singular simple present suffocates, present participle suffocating, simple past and past participle suffocated)

  1. (ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
  2. (ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
  3. (ergative, figuratively) To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
  4. (transitive) To destroy; to extinguish.

Adjective

suffocate (comparative more suffocate, superlative most suffocate)

  1. (obsolete) Suffocated; choked.

Results 215 Words with the letters SUFFOCATE

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13 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
EFFECTUATIONS 24
11 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
SUFFOCATIVE 25
10 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
SUFFOCATED 21
SUFFOCATES 20
TUFFACEOUS 21
9 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
SUFFOCATE 19
8 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
OUTFACES 15
7 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
ACETOUS 11
AFFECTS 16
CASTOFF 16
CUTOFFS 17
FAUCETS 14
OFFCAST 16
OFFCUTS 17
OUTFACE 14
6 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
ACUTES 10
AFFECT 15
COSTAE 9
COTEAU 10
CUESTA 10
CUTOFF 16
FACETS 12
FAUCES 13
FAUCET 13
FOETUS 10
FUCOSE 13
OFFCUT 16
OFFSET 12
SETOFF 12
5 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
ACUTE 9
ASCOT 8
AUTOS 6
CAFES 11
CAFFS 14
CASTE 8
CATES 8
CAUSE 9
CESTA 8
COAST 8
COATS 8
COFFS 14
COSET 8
COSTA 8
COTES 8
CUFFS 15
CUTES 9
ESCOT 8
FACES 11
FACET 11
FACTS 11
FATES 8
FATSO 8
FEAST 8
FEATS 8
FETAS 8
FETUS 9
FOCUS 12
SAUCE 9
SAUTE 6
SCOFF 14
SCOUT 9
SCUFF 15
SCUTA 9
SCUTE 9
SOFTA 8
STAFF 11
STOAE 5
STUFF 12
TACES 8
TACOS 8
TEFFS 11
TOFFS 11
TOFUS 9
TOUSE 6
TUFAS 9
TUFFS 12
4 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
ACES 7
ACTS 7
ATES 4
AUTO 5
CAFE 10
CAFF 13
CASE 7
CAST 7
CATE 7
CATS 7
COAT 7
COFF 13
COFT 10
COST 7
COTE 7
COTS 7
CUES 8
CUFF 14
CUTE 8
CUTS 8
EAST 4
EATS 4
ECUS 8
EFFS 10
EFTS 7
ETAS 4
FACE 10
FACT 10
FAST 7
FATE 7
FATS 7
FEAT 7
FEST 7
FETA 7
FETS 7
FEUS 8
FOES 7
FUSE 8
OAFS 7
OAST 4
OATS 4
OCAS 7
OFFS 10
OUST 5
OUTS 5
SAFE 7
SATE 4
SCAT 7
SCOT 7
SCUT 8
SEAT 4
SECT 7
SETA 4
SOCA 7
SOFA 7
SOFT 7
STOA 4
SUET 5
TACE 7
TACO 7
TAOS 4
TAUS 5
TEAS 4
TEFF 10
TOEA 4
TOES 4
TOFF 10
TOFU 8
TUFA 8
TUFF 11
UTAS 5
UTES 5
3 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
ACE 6
ACT 6
AFF 9
AFT 6
ATE 3
CAT 6
COS 6
COT 6
CUE 7
CUT 7
EAT 3
EAU 4
ECU 7
EFF 9
EFS 6
EFT 6
ETA 3
FAS 6
FAT 6
FET 6
FEU 7
FOE 6
FOU 7
OAF 6
OAT 3
OCA 6
OES 3
OFF 9
OFT 6
OSE 3
OUT 4
SAC 6
SAE 3
SAT 3
SAU 4
SEA 3
SEC 6
SET 3
SOT 3
SOU 4
SUE 4
TAE 3
TAO 3
TAS 3
TAU 4
TEA 3
TOE 3
USE 4
UTA 4
UTE 4
UTS 4
2 letter words with the letters SUFFOCATE ↑
AE 2
AS 2
AT 2
EF 5
ES 2
ET 2
FA 5
FE 5
OE 2
OF 5
OS 2
SO 2
TA 2
TO 2
US 3
UT 3

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