Asphyxiate - Definition
asphyxiate
v 1: 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" [syn: smother, asphyxiate, suffocate]
2: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn:
suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke]
3: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child
suffocated under the pillow" [syn: suffocate, stifle,
asphyxiate]