asphyxiate

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  1. transitive verb To cause asphyxia in; smother.
  2. intransitive verb To undergo asphyxia; suffocate.

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  • Their dresses were tight enough to asphyxiate, and shirred, ruched, pleated-wrinkled-so that they looked like the last moments of a toothpaste tube that had been squeezed to death. —  Cyberbooks
  • She didn't intend for the cat to be left alone in the house for three days because he would miss her too much and she was afraid he might brush against one of the gas burners and accidentally asphyxiate himself. —  AGoodManIsHardToFindAndOtherStories
  • Just asphyxiate yourself in your sleep, if you didn't accidentally strike a spark and blow yourself out of this room. —  Ripping Time
  • At this rate, there was a good chance he would asphyxiate before he burned to death. —  Black Blade
  • " Iggy choked out, grasping his neck and pretending to asphyxiate. —  The Angel Experiment
 

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/æsˈfɪksɪeɪt/
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