Asphyxiate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Pop Off
- Croak
- Die
- Pass
- Expire
- Decease
- Cash In One's Chips
- Conk
- Choke
- Buy The Farm
- Exit
- Drop Dead
- Pass Away
- Go
- Give-up The Ghost
- Kick The Bucket
- Snuff It
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Meaning 2
Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.