души́ть

uncommon #7542

verbimperfective perfective is задуши́ть

1.
to strangle, to throttle, to choke
Он души́л её, но она́ вы́рвалась.
He was strangling her, but she broke free.
Stress on the ending: души́ть (душу́, ду́шишь).
2.
to stifle, to suppress, to suffocate
Власть души́ла свобо́ду сло́ва.
The authorities were stifling freedom of speech.
Also of smoke or heat: дым душит - the smoke is choking me.
3.
to perfume, to scent, to spray with perfume
Она́ души́ла плато́к духами.
She scented her handkerchief with perfume.

Examples

Констриктор душит свою жертву постепенно.
The constrictor gradually suffocates its prey.
Том души́л Мэри.
Tom choked Mary.
Том схвати́л Мэри за го́рло и начал души́ть её.
Tom grabbed Mary by the throat and started choking her.
Неве́жество ду́шит как пе́тля.
Ignorance smothers like a noose.
Я не души́л Тома.
I didn't strangle Tom.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	души́
вы	души́те

Active present	ду́шащий	choking, stifling, suffocating
Active past	души́вший	choking, stifling, strangling, suffocating
Passive present	души́мый	suffocated, choked, strangled
Passive past	ду́шенный	stuffy, suffocating
Gerund present	душа	while doing (present)
Gerund past	душив душивши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
души́ть	-	to strangle; to stifle; to perfume
души́ться	-	to put on perfume; to hang oneself
задуши́ть	за-	to strangle; to stifle
передуши́ть	пере-	to strangle