soffocare

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin suffōcō (“I choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate”).

Verb

soffocare

1. (transitive) to suffocate, stifle, choke, smother
2. (transitive, figuratively) to choke back, choke down, suppress, silence, hush up, cover up, scotch
3. (intransitive) to choke, suffocate, be stifled

Synonyms

• (1) spegnere
• (2) reprimere, zittire, mettere a tacere

Derived terms

Derived terms

• soffocamento
• soffocante

• soffocato
• soffocazione

Related terms

• chiamare