SMOTHER, verb transitive [allied perhaps to smoke.] 1. To suffocate of extinguish life by causing smoke or dust to enter the lungs; to stifle. 2. To suffocate or extinguish by closely covering, and be the exclustion of air; as, to smother a child in bed. 3. To suppress; to stifle; as, to smother the light of the understanding. SMOTHER, noun 1. Smoke; thick dust. 2. A state of suppression. [Not in use.]
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