"unsuffocate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unsuffocates [present, singular, third-person], unsuffocating [participle, present], unsuffocated [participle, past], unsuffocated [past]
Etymology: un- + suffocate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|suffocate}} un- + suffocate Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsuffocate (third-person singular simple present unsuffocates, present participle unsuffocating, simple past and past participle unsuffocated)
  1. To unsmother; to free from suffocation or suffocating circumstances.
    Sense id: en-unsuffocate-en-verb-B-DUnprP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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