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Textual thesaurus for "asphyxiate"

(verb) stifle, suffocate

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

The child suffocated under the pillow


(verb) choke, stifle, suffocate

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

The foul air was slowly suffocating the children


(verb) smother, suffocate

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