suffocate
verb
1.
2.
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
State:
suffocation 3.
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
4.
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
5.
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Event:
suffocation 6.
7.
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
State:
suffocation