Suf"fo*cate, v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. "A swelling
discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage." collier.
Suf"fo*ca`ting, a. & n. from Suffocate, v. -- Suf"fo*ca`ting*ly, adv.
Suf`fo*ca"tion (?), n. [L. suffocatio: cf. F. suffocation.] The act of
suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by
smothering or choking.
The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia.
In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by
obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the
neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning). Quain.
Suf"fo*ca*tive (?), a. Tending or able to choke or stifle. "Suffocative
catarrhs." Arbuthnot.
Suf*fos"sion (?), n. [L. suffossio, from suffodere, suffossum, to dig
under; sub under + fodere to dig.] A digging under; an undermining.
[R.] Bp. Hall.
Suf"fra*gan (?), a. [F. suffragant, L. suffragans, p. pr. of suffragari
to support with one's vote, to be favorable. See Suffrage.] Assisting;
assistant; as, a suffragan bishop.
Suf"fra*gan (?), n. [F. suffragant: cf. LL. suffraganeus. See
Suffragan, a.] 1. An assistant.
2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his
metropolitan; an assistant bishop.
Suf"fra*gan*ship, n. The office of a suffragan.