asphyxiate

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone. / (intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞：対象を）窒息させる、息を止めさせる / （自動詞：）窒息する、息が詰まる

The villain tried to asphyxiate the witness by pressing a pillow over his face during the blackout.

停電中、犯人は枕を証人の顔に押し付けて窒息させようとした。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.

asphyxiates

（ present singular third-person ）

asphyxiating

（ participle present ）

asphyxiated

（ participle past ）

asphyxiated

（ past ）