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From Old English smorian, akin to Dutch and Low German smoren, German schmoren (“to stew”). Compare smother.
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Today it means: To suffocate, smother, or extinguish Full definition →
Today it means: To suffocate, smother, or extinguish Full definition →
From Old English smorian, akin to Dutch and Low German smoren, German schmoren (“to stew”). Compare smother.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.