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- DictionaryAs·phyx·i·ate/aˈsfiksēˌāt/
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- 1. kill (someone) by depriving them of air: "they were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes"
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The meaning of ASPHYXIATE is to cause asphyxia in : to kill, suspend animation in, or make unconscious through want of adequate oxygen, presence of noxious agents, or other obstruction to normal breathing. How to use asphyxiate in a sentence.
ASPHYXIATE definition: 1. to cause someone to be unable to breathe, usually resulting in that person's death: 2. to cause…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , as·phyx·i·at·ed, as·phyx·i·at·ing. to produce asphyxia in. to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents; choke; suffocate; smother.
To asphyxiate is to keep someone from breathing — to suffocate or smother them. Choking on a piece of food can asphyxiate a person. Your body needs to breathe oxygen in order to function, and when it's deprived of oxygen that's called asphyxia or asphyxiation.
If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly. Three people were asphyxiated in the crush for last week's train. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: suffocate, choke, strangle, stifle More Synonyms of asphyxiate. asphyxiation (æsfɪksieɪʃən ) uncountable noun.
ASPHYXIATE meaning: to die because you cannot breathe.
Definition of asphyxiate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
