"asphyxiate" meaning in English

See asphyxiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: asphyxiates [present, singular, third-person], asphyxiating [participle, present], asphyxiated [participle, past], asphyxiated [past]
Etymology: From asphyxia + -ate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|asphyxia|ate}} asphyxia + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} asphyxiate (third-person singular simple present asphyxiates, present participle asphyxiating, simple past and past participle asphyxiated)
  1. (transitive) To smother or suffocate someone. Tags: transitive Translations (to smother or suffocate someone): kvala (Faroese), tukehduttaa (Finnish), 𐌰𐍆𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (afƕapjan) (Gothic), megfojt (Hungarian), megfullaszt (Hungarian), fojt (Hungarian), fullaszt (Hungarian), plúch (Irish), asfissiare (Italian), whakahēmanawa (Maori), asphyxier (Norman), بوغمق (boğmak) (Ottoman Turkish), души́ть (dušítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), задуши́ть (zadušítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), asfixiar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-asphyxiate-en-verb-biombkTO Disambiguation of 'to smother or suffocate someone': 94 6
  2. (intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Death Translations (to be smothered or suffocated): kódna (Faroese), kvalast (Faroese), køvast (Faroese), tukehtua (Finnish), megfullad (Hungarian), fullad (Hungarian), s'asphyxier (Norman), задыха́ться (zadyxátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), задохну́ться (zadoxnútʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), asfixiarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-asphyxiate-en-verb-n-w6QwOr Disambiguation of Death: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'to be smothered or suffocated': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: asphyxia, asphyxiation

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to smother or suffocate someone",
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      "sense": "to smother or suffocate someone",
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