suffocates

verb

struggle for breath

feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

be asphyxiated

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

Roots

subsuf- · Latin · under, below fauces-foc · Latin · throat

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The word suffocates breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: suf-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -foc, from Latin fauces (“throat”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.