asphyxiated Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
    asphyxiate; suffocate; smother.
    • Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
    • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
  2. verb impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    stifle; suffocate; asphyxiate; choke.
    • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
  3. verb be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
    stifle; suffocate; asphyxiate.
    • The child suffocated under the pillow
  4. adjective in a state of asphyxia

WordNet

As*phyx"i*a`ted, As*phyx"ied past participle (Also<
  • Asphyxiated
  • Asphyxied
)
Definitions
  1. In a state of asphyxia; suffocated.

Webster 1913