Asphyxiate: meaning, definitions and examples
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asphyxiate
[ ษsหfษชksiหeษชt ]
to cause someone to stop breathing
To asphyxiate means to cause someone to stop breathing and often result in death due to lack of oxygen. This can happen through choking, suffocation, or other means of cutting off the air supply.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The victim was asphyxiated by the smoke from the fire.
- He tried to asphyxiate his enemy by strangling him.
- The plastic bag over her head nearly asphyxiated her.
- The lack of oxygen in the room could asphyxiate anyone inside.
- The pillow was used to asphyxiate the victim.
Translations
Translations of the word "asphyxiate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น asfixiar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฆเคฎ เคเฅเคเคเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช ersticken
๐ฎ๐ฉ mencekik
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐะดััะธัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ udusiฤ siฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ็ชๆฏใใ
๐ซ๐ท asphyxier
๐ช๐ธ asfixiar
๐น๐ท boฤmak
๐ฐ๐ท ์ง์์ํค๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎูู
๐จ๐ฟ udusit se
๐ธ๐ฐ udusiลฅ sa
๐จ๐ณ ็ชๆฏ
๐ธ๐ฎ zaduลกiti se
๐ฎ๐ธ kafna
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัาฑะฝััาั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฎแ แฉแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ boฤmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ asfixiar
Etymology
The word 'asphyxiate' originates from the Greek word 'asphyxia', meaning 'stopping of the pulse'. It has been used in the English language since the mid-18th century. The concept of asphyxiation has been recognized for centuries as a cause of death, with various methods of execution involving suffocation or strangulation.