transferred. To choke, hinder the growth of (a plant) by crowding; †to stifle, quench (a fire, heat) (obsolete); to impede the action of (an…

To smother (a fire) by stopping the free circulation of air. Also figurative.

transitive. To choke or stifle (a person or thing).

To quench or extinguish (fire); to cause to burn less strongly. Also in figurative contexts.

To deaden or extinguish (fire, etc.) by covering so as to exclude the air; to cause to smoulder. Also figurative.

transitive. To affect with ‘damp’, to stifle, choke, extinguish; to dull, deaden (fire, sound, etc.). Also figurative.

To smother or extinguish (a flame).