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Meanings of asphyxiate in English

Portuguese
estrangular
Catalan
asfixiar-se
Spanish
sofocar

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.

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        Usage of asphyxiate in English
        1
        At the rate they are doled out, they will surely asphyxiate us.
        NY Magazine
        2
        Soon it will asphyxiate the carrier, and the host will require another body.
        The Apocalypse Codex
        3
        Unless you had some breathing apparatus, you would asphyxiate within minutes.
        BBC
        4
        Even as we plan to asphyxiate our hopes and dreams still we breathe.
        Unravel Me
        5
        It wasn't enough just not to asphyxiate and not to starve.
        Seveneves
        6
        Carbon dioxide in pure form can asphyxiate because it is heavier than air.
        Reuters
        7
        Once the placenta detaches, the young hyena will asphyxiate if it is not born promptly.
        Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
        8
        What I can't understand is why I didn't asphyxiate.
        Rebels of the Red Planet
        9
        It was enough to asphyxiate a whale-factory hand.
        The Way of the Wild
        10
        It was an atmosphere to asphyxiate an ox.
        The Rocks of Valpré
        11
        You looked like you were gonna asphyxiate him.
        Robin and ruby
        12
        At best, fewer of her eggs will be fertilized; at worst, she'll asphyxiate in their embrace.
        Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
        13
        The foamy one will probably asphyxiate me.
        Ender’s Game
        14
        After a while, it would asphyxiate you.
        The Flying Saucers are Real
        15
        If I were to vomit now, without the ability to open my mouth, I would surely asphyxiate.
        Drood: a novel
        16
        The worry that CO2 could leak from underground and asphyxiate people above was almost unfounded, however, he added.
        Reuters
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