AsphyxiateWordNet Explorer

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verb

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Words in this synset: suffocate, stifle

verb

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

verb

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

verb

die from strangulation

verb

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Words in this synset: suffocate, stifle, choke

verb

block passage through

verb

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

Words in this synset: smother, suffocate

verb

provide with a covering or cause to be covered