asphyxiate

verb/ɐʃ.fik.ˈsjaɾ/medium

as·fi·xi·ar

Definition

To prevent or hinder breathing, causing suffocation.

Carbon monoxide can asphyxiate a person quickly.

The crowd was so dense it almost asphyxiated him.

syn

Do latim 'asphyxiare', do grego 'asphyktos' (sem pulso).