smother
v//ˈsmʊðə//kväva, utsläcka, dämpa, kvävas, tyna
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
(transitive) To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish
(intransitive) To be suffocated.
(intransitive, of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.
(intransitive, figuratively) to perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.