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smother: 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" suffocate: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" suffocate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
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A vapor or gas that can cause unconsciousness or death by suffocation due to lack of oxygen. Asphyxiation is an extreme hazard when working in enclosed spaces.
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