smotherverb/ɐbɐˈfaɾ/mediuma·ba·farPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo smother, stifle, or suppress.She used a blanket to smother the small fire.The government tried to smother the news of the protest.synsmotherstiflesuppressEtymologyForma intensiva de 'bafar', de origem onomatopeica.Related wordsabafadoabafadorabafamentobafar