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smother

1. smoth.er \'sm*th-*r\ \-(*-)re-\ n [ME, alter. of smorther, fr. smoren to 
   smother, fr. OE smorianX to suffocate; akin to MD smoren to suffocate 1a: 
   thick stifling smoke or smudge  1b: a state of being stifled or suppressed  
   2: a dense cloud of fog, foam, spray, snow, or dust  3: a confused 
   multitude of things : WELTER  - smoth.ery aj
2. smother \-(*-)rin\ vb or smoth.er.ing 1: to overcome or kill with smoke 
   or fumes  2a: to destroy the life of by depriving of air  2b: to overcome 
   or discomfit through or as if through lack of air  2c: to suppress (a fire) 
   by excluding oxygen  3a: to cause to smolder  3b: to suppress expression or 
   knowledge of  3c: to stop or prevent the growth or activity of  3d: to 
   cover thickly : BLANKET  3e: OVERCOME, VANQUISH  4: to cook in a covered 
   pan or pot with little liquid over low heat  : to become smothered