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Pronunciation : Smoth"er
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See Smoor.]
Definition : 1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.

2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire.

3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure.

t. [imp. & p. p. Smothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smothering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Smoth"er
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To be suffocated or stifled.

2. To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Smoth"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. smorther. See Smother, v. t.]
Definition : 1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak.

2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] Not to keep their suspicions in smother. Bacon. Smother fly (Zo?l.), an aphid.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913