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asphyxiating

[as-fik-see-eyt] Origin

as·phyx·i·ate

[as-fik-see-eyt] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
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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Origin:
1830–40; asphyxi(a) + -ate1

as·phyx·i·a·tion, noun
as·phyx·i·a·tor, noun

asphyxia, asphyxiation.
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Word Origin & History

asphyxiate
1836, "to suffocate" (someone or something), from Mod.L. asphyxia, from Gk. asphyxia (see asphyxia)
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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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