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asphyxiation

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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.
as·phyxi·ation n.
as·phyxi·ator n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.asphyxiation - the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
suffocation
hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
2.asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen
suffocation
kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life
strangling, strangulation, throttling, choking - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
asphyxiation
noun suffocation, strangulation, throttling A post mortem found that she died from asphyxiation.
Translations
asphyxiation [æsˌfɪksɪˈeɪʃən] N → asfixia f
asphyxiation [æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən] n → asphyxie f
asphyxiation
n → Erstickung f
asphyxiation [æsˌfɪksɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → asfissia


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"We may stop here, and die of asphyxiation when our atmosphere tanks are empty," replied Perry, "or we may continue on with the slight hope that we may later sufficiently deflect the prospector from the vertical to carry us along the arc of a great circle which must eventually return us to the surface.
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