suffocation vs suffocate

suffocation is a noun but suffocate is not a noun.

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

suffocation (noun)	suffocate (noun)
killing by depriving of oxygen
the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

suffocation (verb)	suffocate (verb)
	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
	feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
	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