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smother::verb | Spocien Dictionary

smother

/'sməðər/

envelop completely

Type	Words
Synonyms	surround
Type of	cover

smother the meat in gravy.

smother::verb | Spocien Dictionary

smother

/'sməðər/

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

Type	Words
Synonyms	put out
Type of	snuff out, extinguish

smother fires.

smother::verb | Spocien Dictionary

smother

/'sməðər/

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

Type	Words
Synonyms	asphyxiate, suffocate
Type of	kill
Verb group	suffocate, asphyxiate, stifle

Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow.

smother::verb | Spocien Dictionary

smother

/'sməðər/

suppress in order to conceal or hide

Type	Words
Synonyms	muffle, repress, stifle, strangle
Type of	inhibit, bottle up, suppress
Derivation	smotherer

smother a yawn.

smother::noun | Spocien Dictionary

smother

/'sməðər/

a confused multitude of things

Type	Words
Synonyms	clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter
Type of	disorderliness, disorder
Has types	rummage

smother::noun | Spocien Dictionary

smother

/'sməðər/

a stifling cloud of smoke

Type	Words
Type of	smoke, fume

smother::verb | Spocien Dictionary

smother

/'sməðər/

form an impenetrable cover over

Type	Words
Type of	spread over, cover

the butter cream smothered the cake.