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asphyxiate Definition
(v)
deprive
of
oxygen
and
prevent
from
breathing
; "
Othello
smothered
Desdemona
with
a
pillow
"; "
The
child
suffocated
herself
with
a
plastic
bag
that
the
parents
had
left
on
the
floor
"
(v)
impair
the
respiration
of
or
obstruct
the
air
passage
of
; "
The
foul
air
was
slowly
suffocating
the
children
"
(v)
be
asphyxiated
;
die
from
lack
of
oxygen
; "
The
child
suffocated
under
the
pillow
"
asphyxiate Synonyms
asphyxiate
choke
smother
stifle
suffocate
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