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Vinony

asphyxiate

verb

  1. to kill, suspend animation in, or make unconscious through want of adequate oxygen, presence of noxious agents, or other obstruction to normal breathing
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Pronunciation: /əsˈfɪksieɪt/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English asphyxia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English asphyxiate From asphyxia + -ate.

  1. To smother or suffocate someone.

    “A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.”

  2. To be smothered or suffocated.