asphyxiate

English

Etymology

From asphyxia +‎ -ate.

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Verb

asphyxiate (third-person singular simple present asphyxiates, present participle asphyxiating, simple past and past participle asphyxiated)

  1. (transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
  2. (intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.

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