Definition of asphyxiate Asphyxiate

/æsfɪˈksiejˌt/ - [atsfikseeeyt] - as•phyx•i•ate

We found 8 definitions of asphyxiate from 5 different sources.

What does asphyxiate mean?

Verb asphyxiates, asphyxiating, asphyxiated
asphyxiate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
		suffocate, stifle
		buy the farm, perish, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, snuff it, drop dead, decease, cash in one's chips, pop off, pass away, expire, exit, croak, conk, die, choke, pass, go leave quickly
		strangle die from strangulation
asphyxiate - 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"
		smother, suffocate
		cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
		kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
asphyxiate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
		suffocate, stifle, choke
		obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, close up, jam, block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"