smothercate/ˈsmʌðɚ.keɪt/smothercate means to smother and suffocate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.smothercate is pronounced /ˈsmʌðɚ.keɪt/.EtymologyFrom blend of smother + suffocate.verbTo smother and suffocate.