v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. “A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage.” collier. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. Faucal. ] Suffocated; choked. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]