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Asphyxiate

Asphyxiate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Asphyxiate? [v] be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" [v] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [v] deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Asphyxiate: choke \| smother \| suffocate \| suffocate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Asphyxiate: be killed \| bottle up \| burke \| censor \| choke \| choke off \| clamp down on \| cork \| cork up \| crack down on \| crush \| damp down \| drown \| extinguish \| famish \| gag \| garrote \| hold down \| jump on \| keep down \| keep under \| kill \| muzzle \| OD \| pour water on \| put down \| quash \| quell \| quench \| repress \| shut down on \| silence \| sit down on \| sit on \| smash \| smother \| squash \| squelch \| stanch \| starve \| stifle \| stop the breath \| strangle \| stultify \| subdue \| suffocate \| suppress \| throttle See Also \| block \| close up \| cover \| decease \| die \| exit \| expire \| go \| impede \| jam \| kill \| obstruct \| obturate \| occlude \| pass \| pass away \| perish \| strangle Asphyxiate In Webster's Dictionary \Asphyx"iate\, v. t. To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. Note: [Used commonly in the past pple.]

Asphyxiate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Asphyxiate?

[v] be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
[v] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
[v] deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Asphyxiate: choke | smother | suffocate | suffocate

Asphyxiate In Webster's Dictionary

\As*phyx"i*ate\, v. t.
To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate.

Note: [Used commonly in the past pple.]

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