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asphyxiate

Definition of asphyxiate (English)

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
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
    • The child suffocated under the pillow
    sumber: wordnet30
  4. To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. [Used commonly in the past pple.]
    sumber: webster1913