English dictionary

asphyxiate

/&/s'f/I/ks/i/,/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

verb.contact

Synonyms smother suffocate

Source: WordNet 3.0
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

verb.contact

Synonyms choke stifle suffocate

Source: WordNet 3.0
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

verb.change

Synonyms stifle suffocate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. [Used commonly in the past pple.]

verb

Source: webster1913