Suf*flate" (?), v. t. [L. sufflatus, p. p. of sufflare to blow up,
inflate; sub under + flare to blow.] To blow up; to inflate; to
inspire. [R.] T. Ward.
Suf*fla"tion (?), n. [L. sufflatio.] The act of blowing up or
inflating. [R.] Coles.
Suf"fo*cate (?), a. [L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub
under + fauces the throat. Cf. Faucal.] Suffocated; choked. Shak.
Suf"fo*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffocated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Suffocating.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle;
to smother.
Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate.
Shak.