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smother verb

  /ˈsmʊðə/ , /ˈsmʊðəɹ/ , /ˈsmʌðə/ , /ˈsmʌðəɹ/ , /ˈsmʌðɚ/
  • (intransitive) To be suffocated.
 tukehtua, tukehduttaa
  • (transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
  • (transitive) To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish
 tukahduttaa
  • (intransitive, of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.
 kyteä
  • (intransitive, figuratively) to perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.
 tukahtua
  • (intransitive) To breathe with great difficulty by reason of smoke, dust, close covering or wrapping, or the like.
 tukehtua
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