asphyxiate[verb]Synonyms: suffocate, choke, smother, stifle, strangle, strangulate, throttle
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as‧phyx‧i‧ate /æsˈfɪksieɪt, əs-/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal to prevent someone from breathing normally, usually so that they die, or stop breathing
Synonym : suffocate—asphyxiation /æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃ
ən, əs-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲