asphyxiate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: asphyxiate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for asphyxiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asphyxiate v 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" Synonym(s): smother, asphyxiate, suffocate impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" Synonym(s): suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" Synonym(s): suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asphyxiate \Asphyx"iate\, v. t. To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. Note: [Used commonly in the past pple.]