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asphyxiate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'asphyxiate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Asphyxiate [ v. t.]
- To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. [Used commonly in the past pple.]

Meaning of 'asphyxiate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . asphyxiate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Example in sentence:
  • Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow;
  • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
Meaning (2):
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Example in sentence:
  • The child suffocated under the pillow
Meaning (3):
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Example in sentence:
  • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

Nearby Words:

asp aspalathus asparagine asparaginous asparagus aspartic aspect aspectable aspectant aspected

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