Synonyms : clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter

Example : Smother the meat in gravy.

Synonyms : surround

Example : Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow.
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor.

Synonyms : asphyxiate, suffocate

Example : Smother a yawn.
Muffle one's anger.
Strangle a laugh.
Repress a cry of fear.

Synonyms : muffle, repress, stifle, strangle

Example : The butter cream smothered the cake.

Example : Smother fires.

Synonyms : put out