suffocate
/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/verb
Middle School
1
To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
2
To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
3
To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
4
To destroy; to extinguish.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing