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asphyxiate

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

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to be starved of oxygen, usually by force or circumstance

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to deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

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Variants

synonym
smotherstifle
pasttense
asphyxiated
presentparticiple
asphyxiating
thirdpersonsingular
asphyxiates
pastparticiple
asphyxiated