asphyxiate

/əsˈfɪksieɪt/

asphyxiate verb: to smother or suffocate someone.

Verb

asphyxiate (third-person singular simple present asphyxiates, present participle asphyxiating, simple past and past participle asphyxiated)

(transitive) 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.2024 October 14, Issy Ronald, “Woman killed by malfunctioning ottoman bed”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2024
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.

suffocate, choke (to death), smother: ശ്വാസം മുട്ടിക്കുക, ശ്വാസം മുട്ടിച്ചുകൊല്ലുക, ശ്വസനം തടസപ്പെടുത്തുക, ശ്വാസതടസമുണ്ടാകുക വീർപ്പുമുട്ടിക്കുക, ഞെക്കിക്കൊല്ലുക, തൊണ്ട ഞെരിക്കുക

third-person singular present	asphyxiates
present participle	asphyxiating
past participle	asphyxiated
past	asphyxiated

From asphyxia + -ate.

What does asphyxiate mean?: Asphyxiate means to smother or suffocate someone.
What is asphyxiate in Malayalam?: Asphyxiate in Malayalam is ശ്വാസം മുട്ടിക്കുക, ശ്വാസം മുട്ടിച്ചുകൊല്ലുക, ശ്വസനം തടസപ്പെടുത്തുക. See Asphyxiate meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is asphyxiate?: Asphyxiate is a verb.
How do you pronounce asphyxiate?: Asphyxiate is pronounced /əsˈfɪksieɪt/.
What is the past tense of asphyxiate?: The past tense of asphyxiate is asphyxiated.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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