asphyxiate

as·phyx·i·ate  (s-fks-t)

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.

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as·phyxi·ation n.

as·phyxi·ator n.

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asphyxiate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to smother or suffocate

asphyxiation n

Thesaurus

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" suffocate, smother 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" suffocate, stifle, choke obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
	3.	asphyxiate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" stifle, suffocate 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"

Translations

asphyxiate [æsˈfɪksɪeɪt] vt → asfixiar

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asphyxiate [æsˈfɪksɪeɪt] vt → asphyxier

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asphyxiate [æsˈfɪksɪeɪt] vt → ersticken

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asphyxiate [æsˈfɪksɪeɪt] vt → asfissiare