What does asphyxiate mean?
Asphyxiate means (transitive) To smother or suffocate someone..
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/əsˈfɪksieɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone..
A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.
Use asphyxiate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Asphyxiate means (transitive) To smother or suffocate someone..
Common synonyms include smother, suffocate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.
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