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Grammar : Verb
Spell : as-fik-see-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : æsˈfɪk siˌeɪt



Definition of asphyxiate

Origin :
  • 1818, "to suffocate" (someone or something), from asphyxia + -ate (2). Related: Asphyxiated; asphyxiating.
  • verb cut off air
Example sentences :
  • "To shoot—or poison—or asphyxiate," expounded Glure, warming to his theme.
  • Extract from : « Lad: A Dog » by Albert Payson Terhune
  • Its fumes, being heavier than air, penetrate the burrows and promptly poison or asphyxiate all living animals and fleas.
  • Extract from : « Plague » by Thomas Wright Jackson
  • A tablespoonful poured on a cow-chip and rolled down a dog hole will asphyxiate the entire family.
  • Extract from : « Bat Wing Bowles » by Dane Coolidge
  • Compression of the vagus nerve may slow the child's pulse and asphyxiate it through lack of oxygen in the blood.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
  • When version has been done haste may compress the head in the tight cervix and asphyxiate the child.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
  • It would be difficult to asphyxiate any one in the open air without leaving any mark of strangulation.
  • Extract from : « The Place of Dragons » by William Le Queux

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