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Definition of: asphyxiate
(as·fik′sē·āt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.t.
1. To cause asphyxia in.
2. To suffocate, as by drowning or causing to breathe noxious gases.
—v.i. To undergo asphyxia.
—as·phyx′i·a′tion noun
—as·phyx′i·a′tor noun
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