asphyxiate

asphyxiate
/as fik"see ayt'/, v., asphyxiated, asphyxiating.
v.t.
1. to produce asphyxia in.
2. to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents; choke; suffocate; smother.
v.i.
3. to become asphyxiated.
[1830-40; ASPHYXI(A) + -ATE1]

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  • asphyxiate — UK [æsˈfɪksɪˌeɪt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms asphyxiate : present tense I/you/we/they asphyxiate he/she/it asphyxiates present participle asphyxiating past tense asphyxiated past participle asphyxiated to kill someone by… …   English dictionary

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