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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•phyx•i•ate /æsˈfɪksiˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. - to cause (someone) to lose consciousness or die by preventing normal breathing, as by gas or by smothering:[~ + object]asphyxiated by carbon monoxide in the closed garage.
- to die or lose consciousness in this way:[no object]The prisoners all asphyxiated in the sealed compartment.
as•phyx•i•a•tion /æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•phyx•i•ate (as fik′sē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. - to produce asphyxia in.
- to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents;
choke;
suffocate;
smother.
v.i. - to become asphyxiated.
- asphyxi(a) + -ate1 1830–40
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