Suffocated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.]
     1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to
        smother.
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              Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate.  --Shak.
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     2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire.
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