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asphyxiate

/æs'fɪksi,eɪt/

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verb
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
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stifle suffocate

type of:
perish pass away give-up the ghost go snuff it kick the bucket pop off pass buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire
verb
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
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smother suffocate

type of:
kill
verb
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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choke stifle suffocate

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obturate obstruct jam block impede close up occlude

Antonyms of asphyxiate

come free enter fail stimulate unblock be born open up