asphyxiate
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as·phyx·i·ate
(ăs-fĭk′sē-āt′)v. as·phyx·i·at·ed, as·phyx·i·at·ing, as·phyx·i·ates
v.tr.
To cause asphyxia in; smother.
v.intr.
To undergo asphyxia; suffocate.
as·phyx′i·a′tion n.
as·phyx′i·a′tor n.
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asphyxiate
(æsˈfɪksɪˌeɪt)vb
(Pathology) to cause asphyxia in or undergo asphyxia; smother; suffocate
asˌphyxiˈation n
asˈphyxiˌator n
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as•phyx•i•ate
(æsˈfɪk siˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to produce asphyxia in.
2. to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents; smother.
v.i. 3. to become asphyxiated.
[1830–40]
as•phyx`i•a′tion, n.
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asphyxiate
Past participle: asphyxiated
Gerund: asphyxiating
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| Verb | 1. |  asphyxiate - 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"asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| 2. |  asphyxiate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" | |
| 3. |  asphyxiate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" strangle - die from strangulation asphyxiate, suffocate, smother - 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" |
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asphyxiate
verb suffocate, choke, strangle, stifle, smother, throttle, strangulate Three people were asphyxiated in the crush.
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asphyxiate
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as·phyx·i·ate
vt. asfixiarse, faltar el aire.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
asphyxiate
vt, vi asfixiar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.