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1
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
- children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother
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2
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
- he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony
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3
to defeat by a large margin
- the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round
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- beat,
- best,
- conquer,
- dispatch,
- hurdle,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- subdue,
- surmount,
- take,
- throw,
- triumph (over),
- win (against),
- worst
- ace (out),
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outfight,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- transcend
- edge (out),
- nose out,
- pip
- [British]
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“Smother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smother. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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