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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Suffocat, v. [e.m.E. suffocate (1526), L. suffōcat-, p.p. stem of suffōcāre.] fig. To suffocate; to staunch, quell. Cf. Suffoke v. — c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 720.
Askand … Thay wald him mak sum aid, help, or supple: Or his sorrow in sum part suffocat
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