asphyxiate

UK /əsˈfɪksieɪt/ US /əsˈfɪksieɪt/
verb 2

Definitions

verb

1

To smother or suffocate someone.

A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.

2

To be smothered or suffocated.

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