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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Smother

Smōth’er, v. t.

verbtransitive

(smŭth’er), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SMOTHERED; p. pr. & vb. n. SMOTHERING.] [Allied to smoor, smore, q. v.]

  1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to overwhelm so as to prevent breathing; as, to smother a child.
  2. To affect as by suffocation; to stifle; 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 the view of the public; to suppress; as, with smothered displeasure.

Smŏth'er, v. i.

verbintransitive

(smŭth'er), v. i. 1. To be suffocated or stifled. 2. To be suppressed or concealed. 3. To burn slowly, without sufficient air and smoke; to smolder. Bacon.

Smōth'er, n.

noun

(smŭth'er), n. 1. Smoke; thick dust. 2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] Bacon.