étouffer

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French estouffler. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.tu.fe/ Homophones: étouffai, étouffé, étouffée, étouffées, étouffés, étouffez === Verb === étouffer (ambitransitive) to smother, to choke (figuratively, by extension) to stop, to inhibit, to prevent ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== étouffer dans l'œuf === Further reading === “étouffer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012