choke vs suffocate

choke is a noun but suffocate is not a noun.

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

As verbs, choke and suffocate are synonyms defined as:

choke and suffocate: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

Other synonyms of choke include gag, strangle.

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

choke: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
suffocate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Other hyponyms of choke include abort, asphyxiate, stifle, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, starve, fall, succumb, yield.

As verbs, choke and suffocate are synonyms defined as:

choke and suffocate: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

As verbs, choke and suffocate are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, choke and suffocate are synonyms defined as:

choke and suffocate: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Other synonyms of choke include asphyxiate, stifle.

choke (noun)	suffocate (noun)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

choke (verb)	suffocate (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
cause to retch or choke	feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing	suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
reduce the air supply	become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
be too tight; rub or press
become or cause to become obstructed
wring the neck of
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
check or slow down the action or effect of
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation