smother
smoth-er
verb
To cover something completely with a thick layer of a substance.
"Smother the chips in a rich cheese sauce."
verb
To kill someone by covering their face, preventing them from breathing.
"The pillow was used to smother him."
verb
To suppress or stifle a feeling, emotion, or action.
"She tried to smother a laugh."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: put out, jumble, clutter, fuddle, welter, muddle, mare's nest, surround, asphyxiate, suffocate, muffle, repress