Definition of "suffocates" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of suffocate. (verb)

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• "I think the popular theory is that keeping the wart covered somehow "suffocates" it."
• ""suffocates" cheese and traps too much moisture, making the cheese susceptible to mold."
• "At the same time, there exists an inefficient government which is persisting on an economic policy which raises taxes, suffocates growth, and shrinks the purchasing power of the people."