sofocar.
to suffocate, to stifle, to smother
Meaning & usage
to suffocate, to stifle, to smother
to quell, to suppress, to put down, to crush, to quash, to squelch
Intentábamos sofocar la rebelión antes de que empezara.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Latin fōc- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin suffōcārebor. Spanish sofocar Borrowed from Latin suffōcāre. Compare English suffocate.
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