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asphyxiate

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as⋅phyx⋅i⋅ate

  [as-fik-see-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use asphyxiate in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1830–40; asphyxi(a) + -ate 1

Related forms:
as⋅phyx⋅i⋅a⋅tion, noun
as⋅phyx⋅i⋅a⋅tor, noun
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as·phyx·i·ate   (ās-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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: as·phyx·i·ate
Pronunciation: -sE-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitivesenses
: to cause asphyxia in; also : to kill or make unconscious through inadequate oxygen, presence of noxious agents, or other obstruction to normal breathingasphyxiate intransitive senses
: to become asphyxiated —as·phyx·i·a·tion /-"fik-sE-'A-sh&n/ noun —as·phyx·i·a·tor /-'fik-sE-"At-&r/ noun
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Medical Dictionary

asphyxiate as·phyx·i·ate (ās-fĭk'sē-āt')
v. as·phyx·i·at·ed, as·phyx·i·at·ing, as·phyx·i·ates
To induce asphyxia.

as·phyx'i·a'tion n.

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