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verb (used with object)
1.
to produce asphyxia in.
2.
to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents; choke; suffocate; smother.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become asphyxiated.
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Asphyxiation
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Related forms
as·phyx·i·a·tion, noun
as·phyx·i·a·tor, noun
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Example Sentences
- Three people inside died from asphyxiation and four others were badly injured.
- Three of the children died of asphyxiation at the scene, one was pronounced dead at a hospital and the fifth died today.
- Autopsies of seventeen victims showed that they had died from asphyxiation by inhaled ash.
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