suffocate vs die

die vs suffocate

suffocate is not a noun while die is a noun.

suffocate and die both are verbs.

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

As verbs, die is a hypernym of suffocate; that is, die is a word with a broader meaning than suffocate:

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

Other hypernyms of suffocate include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.

suffocate (noun)	die (noun)
	a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
	a device used for shaping metal
	a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods

suffocate (verb)	die (verb)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air	disappear or come to an end
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen	suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of	stop operating or functioning
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled	lose sparkle or bouquet
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing	to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of	cut or shape with a die
	be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
	languish as with love or desire
	feel indifferent towards
	suffer or face the pain of death

Difference between suffocate and die

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