become vs suffocate

become and suffocate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
become	No	No	Yes	No
suffocate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, suffocate is a hyponym of become; that is, suffocate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than become:

Other hyponyms of become include boil down, come down, reduce, choke, nucleate, add up, amount, come.

become (verb)	suffocate (verb)
enter or assume a certain state or condition	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
come into existence	feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
undergo a change or development	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
enhance the appearance of	suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
	become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
	deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of