OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 20712

suffocate

/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sofocar
To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
It is because of freedom, one netizen replied: Like air, you may not realize its importance, but when suffocating, you would know how precious it is.
Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!