asphyxiate

asphyxiate has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 10.

Definitions

• v. t.. To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. [Used commonly in the past pple.]
• v.. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
• v.. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
• v.. 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"