v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.tr.

1. 1. To suffocate (another).
   2. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion.
2. To conceal, suppress, or hide: Management smothered the true facts of the case. We smothered our indignation and pressed onward.
3. To cover thickly: smother chicken in sauce.
4. To lavish a surfeit of a given emotion on (someone): The grandparents smothered the child with affection.

v.intr.

1. 1. To suffocate.
   2. To be extinguished.
2. To be concealed or suppressed.
3. To be surfeited with an emotion.

n.

Something, such as a dense cloud of smoke or dust, that smothers or tends to smother.

[Middle English smotheren, from smorther, dense smoke. See smolder.]

verb

1. To stop the breathing of: asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate. See breath/breathlessness.
2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal sit on (or upon). See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: extinguish; cover, hide
Antonyms: light, start, stoke, uncover

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Death by asphyxiation. Occurs where poultry are carelessly herded into a corner where they cannot escape and where they are piled four or five birds deep; they will die of asphyxia very quickly. See also crowding.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kvæle, undertrykke, bekæmpe, dække helt
v. intr. - kvæles, være ved at kvæles
n. - kvælende røg, ulmen, ulmende ild

Nederlands (Dutch)
in de kiem smoren, doen stikken, uitdoven

Français (French)
v. tr. - étouffer (qn, des flammes), couvrir (de), étouffer (de gentillesse, etc)
v. intr. - être étouffé
n. - nuage de poussière/fumée

Deutsch (German)
v. - ersticken, überschütten, unterdrücken
n. - Rauchwolke, Durcheinander

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πνίγω/-ομαι, καταπνίγω/-ομαι, καλύπτω εντελώς, πασαλείφω, σιγοκαίω, (ΗΠΑ) κατανικώ, συντρίβω
n. - αποπνικτικό νέφος, αναστάτωση, κομφούζιο

Italiano (Italian)
soffocare, opprimere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ocultar, abafar, asfixiar
n. - nuvem de pó (f), fumaça espessa (f), mixórdia (f), confusão (f)

Русский (Russian)
душить, задыхаться, задушить, задохнуться, гасить, подавлять (проявление чувств), густо покрывать, заваливать, тушить (мясо), едкий, удушливый дым, плотный, густой туман, сильный снегопад, метель, тлеющая зола, масса, избыток чего-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ahogar, asfixiar, extinguir, sofocar, cubrir, envolver, ocultar
v. intr. - ahogarse, asfixiarse, estar contenido, reprimido
n. - humareda, polvareda, niebla, confusión, tumulto, ahogo, supresión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kväva, täcka, begrava, undertrycka, dämpa
n. - kvävande, kvävning, täckande, täckning, undertryckande, dämpande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使窒息, 使透不过气来, 闷熄, 把...闷死, 闷住, 窒息, 被掩饰, 闷死, 被抑制, 令人窒息的浓烟, 被抑制状态, 窒息状态

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使窒息, 使透不過氣來, 悶熄, 把...悶死, 悶住
v. intr. - 窒息, 被掩飾, 悶死, 被抑制
n. - 令人窒息的濃煙, 被抑制狀態, 窒息狀態

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 숨막히게 하다, (불을) 덮어 끄다, (범죄를) 은폐하다
v. intr. - 숨이 막히다, (불만 등이) 쌓이다, 억제되다
n. - 연기 내기, 짙은 연기, 혼란

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 濃い霧
v. - 窒息させる, 窒息する, すっかり覆う, 抑え付ける, もみ消す, 消す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهزم, يكبح, يخمد أو يكتم, يطهو على نار هادئه (الاسم) دخان كثيف خانق, سحابه غبار أو ضباب أو ثلج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החניק, דיכא, כבש, עצר (זעם), כיסה, כיבה‬
v. intr. - ‮נחנק למוות, התקשה לנשום‬
n. - ‮הצפה, אפיפה‬

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