Smother

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NOUN

clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest

a confused multitude of things

a stifling cloud of smoke

VERB

surround

envelop completely

asphyxiate, suffocate

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

stifle, strangle, muffle, repress

suppress in order to conceal or hide

form an impenetrable cover over

put out

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

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