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to asphyxiate
01
to die as a result of being unable to breathe, due to a lack of air or oxygen
Intransitive
Examples
The victim asphyxiated after being trapped in the sealed room.
02
to cause someone to stop breathing by depriving them of oxygen
Transitive: to asphyxiate sb
Examples
The closed room threatened to asphyxiate everyone inside.
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asphyxiated
asphyxiating
asphyxiation
asphyxiate
asphyxi
