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Meaning Of Smother
v. t.
To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of
the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent
breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.
v. t.
To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of
air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to
smother a fire.
v. t.
Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public
view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure.
v. i.
To be suffocated or stifled.
v. i.
To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.