asphyxiate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++as·phyx·i·ate /æsˈfɪksieɪt, əs-/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal MIto prevent someone from breathing normally, usually so that they die, or stop breathing （使）窒息（而死）；闷死 SYN suffocate —asphyxiation /æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən, əs-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
asphyxiate• Maybe she was hoping to asphyxiate him with carbon monoxide fumes.• And I suppose we'd better go and asphyxiate ourselves up at the sulphur springs.• Sulphur hexafluoride itself is harmless except in a confined space, where it displaces oxygen and can asphyxiate people.as·phyx·i·ate verbChineseSyllable
someone prevent they breathing die, normally, usually that so Corpus from to
asphyxiate
as‧phyx‧i‧ate /æsˈfɪksieɪt, əs-/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal
to prevent someone from breathing normally, usually so that they die, or stop breathing
SYN suffocate
—asphyxiation /æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən, əs-/ noun [uncountable]
as‧phyx‧i‧ate /æsˈfɪksieɪt, əs-/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formalto prevent someone from breathing normally, usually so that they die, or stop breathing
SYN suffocate
—asphyxiation /æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən, əs-/ noun [uncountable]