asphyxiate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

asphyxiate

SYLLABICATION:	as·phyx·i·ate
PRONUNCIATION:	s-fks-t
VERB:	Inflected forms: as·phyx·i·at·ed, as·phyx·i·at·ing, as·phyx·i·ates
TRANSITIVE VERB:	To cause asphyxia in; smother.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	To undergo asphyxia; suffocate.
OTHER FORMS:	as·phyxi·ation —NOUN as·phyxi·ator —NOUN


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