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Asphyxiate

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Definitions for Asphyxiate

verb
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
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  1. Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
  2. The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
verb
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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  1. The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
verb
be asphyxiated
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  1. die from lack of oxygen
  2. The child suffocated under the pillow

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