ASPHYXIATE

• (verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

  "The child suffocated under the pillow"

  synonyms : stifle , suffocate

• (verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

  "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

  synonyms : choke , stifle , suffocate

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : smother , suffocate

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