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asphyxiate

Verb

∙ To smother or suffocate someone. transitive
∙ To be smothered or suffocated. intransitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
asphyxiate v.
suffocate; be suffocated

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
\as*phyx"i*ate\ (&?;), v. t. to bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate.
note: [used commonly in the past pple.]

WORDNET 2.0
asphyxiate
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) smother, suffocate
(hypernym) kill
(entail) cover
(verb-group) suffocate, stifle
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation
2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
(synonym) suffocate, stifle, choke
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation
3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
(synonym) suffocate, stifle
(hypernym) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(hyponym) strangle
(verb-group) smother, suffocate
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Asphyxia
Asphyxia or asphyxiation (from Ancient Greek "without" and , "squeeze" (throb of heart)) is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by an inability of an individual to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

asphyxiate

Verb

∙ To smother or suffocate someone. transitive
∙ To be smothered or suffocated. intransitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
asphyxiate v.
suffocate; be suffocated

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
\as*phyx"i*ate\ (&?;), v. t. to bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate.
note: [used commonly in the past pple.]

WORDNET 2.0
asphyxiate
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) smother, suffocate
(hypernym) kill
(entail) cover
(verb-group) suffocate, stifle
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation
2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
(synonym) suffocate, stifle, choke
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation
3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
(synonym) suffocate, stifle
(hypernym) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(hyponym) strangle
(verb-group) smother, suffocate
(derivation) suffocation, asphyxiation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Asphyxia
Asphyxia or asphyxiation (from Ancient Greek "without" and , "squeeze" (throb of heart)) is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by an inability of an individual to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death.
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