asphyxiate

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Verb

asphyxiate (asphyxiates, present participle asphyxiating; past and past participle asphyxiated)

1. (transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
2. (intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.

Related terms

• asphyxia

Translations

• Italian: asfissiare
• Russian: души́ть
• Spanish: asfixiar

Translations

• Russian: задыха́ться
• Spanish: asfixiarse

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