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I'm a radical environmentalist; I think the sooner we asphyxiate in our own filth, the better. The world will do better without us. Maybe some fuzzy animals will go with us, but there'll be plenty of other animals, and they'll be back.
Anthony Bourdain

Meaning of "asphyxiate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASPHYXIATE

asphyxiate  [æsˈfɪksɪˌeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASPHYXIATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asphyxiate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb asphyxiate in English.

WHAT DOES ASPHYXIATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

asphyxiate

Asphyxia

Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by an inability of an individual to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death.

Definition of asphyxiate in the English dictionary

The definition of asphyxiate in the dictionary is to cause asphyxia in or undergo asphyxia; smother; suffocate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ASPHYXIATE

PRESENT

Present
I asphyxiate
you asphyxiate
he/she/it asphyxiates
we asphyxiate
you asphyxiate
they asphyxiate
Present continuous
I am asphyxiating
you are asphyxiating
he/she/it is asphyxiating
we are asphyxiating
you are asphyxiating
they are asphyxiating
Present perfect
I have asphyxiated
you have asphyxiated
he/she/it has asphyxiated
we have asphyxiated
you have asphyxiated
they have asphyxiated
Present perfect continuous
I have been asphyxiating
you have been asphyxiating
he/she/it has been asphyxiating
we have been asphyxiating
you have been asphyxiating
they have been asphyxiating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I asphyxiated
you asphyxiated
he/she/it asphyxiated
we asphyxiated
you asphyxiated
they asphyxiated
Past continuous
I was asphyxiating
you were asphyxiating
he/she/it was asphyxiating
we were asphyxiating
you were asphyxiating
they were asphyxiating
Past perfect
I had asphyxiated
you had asphyxiated
he/she/it had asphyxiated
we had asphyxiated
you had asphyxiated
they had asphyxiated
Past perfect continuous
I had been asphyxiating
you had been asphyxiating
he/she/it had been asphyxiating
we had been asphyxiating
you had been asphyxiating
they had been asphyxiating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will asphyxiate
you will asphyxiate
he/she/it will asphyxiate
we will asphyxiate
you will asphyxiate
they will asphyxiate
Future continuous
I will be asphyxiating
you will be asphyxiating
he/she/it will be asphyxiating
we will be asphyxiating
you will be asphyxiating
they will be asphyxiating
Future perfect
I will have asphyxiated
you will have asphyxiated
he/she/it will have asphyxiated
we will have asphyxiated
you will have asphyxiated
they will have asphyxiated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been asphyxiating
you will have been asphyxiating
he/she/it will have been asphyxiating
we will have been asphyxiating
you will have been asphyxiating
they will have been asphyxiating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would asphyxiate
you would asphyxiate
he/she/it would asphyxiate
we would asphyxiate
you would asphyxiate
they would asphyxiate
Conditional continuous
I would be asphyxiating
you would be asphyxiating
he/she/it would be asphyxiating
we would be asphyxiating
you would be asphyxiating
they would be asphyxiating
Conditional perfect
I would have asphyxiate
you would have asphyxiate
he/she/it would have asphyxiate
we would have asphyxiate
you would have asphyxiate
they would have asphyxiate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been asphyxiating
you would have been asphyxiating
he/she/it would have been asphyxiating
we would have been asphyxiating
you would have been asphyxiating
they would have been asphyxiating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you asphyxiate
we let´s asphyxiate
you asphyxiate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to asphyxiate
Past participle
asphyxiated
Present Participle
asphyxiating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASPHYXIATE


affiliate
əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt
alleviate
əˈliːvɪˌeɪt
annunciate
əˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt
appreciate
əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt
associate
əˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt
calceate
ˈkælsɪˌeɪt
caseate
ˈkeɪsɪˌeɪt
croceate
ˈcrəʊsɪˌeɪt
denunciate
dɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt
differentiate
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪˌeɪt
emaciate
ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt
enunciate
ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt
glaciate
ˈɡleɪsɪˌeɪt
humiliate
hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt
initiate
ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪt
mediate
ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt
negotiate
nɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪt
officiate
əˈfɪʃɪˌeɪt
recreate
ˈrɛkrɪˌeɪt
speciate
ˈspiːsɪˌeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASPHYXIATE

asphalt
asphalt jungle
asphalter
asphaltic
asphaltite
asphaltum
aspheric
aspherical
aspherical surface
aspheterism
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asphodel
asphyxia
asphyxial
asphyxiant
asphyxiation
asphyxiator
asphyxy
aspic
aspidioid

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASPHYXIATE

abbreviate
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exfoliate
expatriate
immediate
inappropriate
intercollegiate
intermediate
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Synonyms and antonyms of asphyxiate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASPHYXIATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «asphyxiate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of asphyxiate

Translation of «asphyxiate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASPHYXIATE

Find out the translation of asphyxiate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of asphyxiate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «asphyxiate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

窒息
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asfixiar
570 millions of speakers

English

asphyxiate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गला घोंटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خنق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задыхаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

asfixiar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্বাসরোধ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asphyxier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asphyxiate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ersticken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

窒息させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asphyxiate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngộp thở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூச்சுத் திணறடிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्गंधीयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boğmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asfissiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asphyxiate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задихатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asfixia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασφυξία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versmoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orsaka kvävning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

asphyxiate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asphyxiate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPHYXIATE»

The term «asphyxiate» is regularly used and occupies the 83.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPHYXIATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «asphyxiate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «asphyxiate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asphyxiate

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «ASPHYXIATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word asphyxiate.
1
Anthony Bourdain
I'm a radical environmentalist; I think the sooner we asphyxiate in our own filth, the better. The world will do better without us. Maybe some fuzzy animals will go with us, but there'll be plenty of other animals, and they'll be back.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASPHYXIATE»

Discover the use of asphyxiate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asphyxiate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lexical Perspectives on Transitivity and Ergativity: ...
... or poison), rather than a coding that holds the middle between the two as suffocate does. Additional research is, however, warranted to test this hypothesis. 6.3.3 Asphyxiate We can be brief about asphyxiate which continues its specialized ...
Maarten Lemmens, 1998
2
Precalculus with Calculus Previews
In exposures to simple asphyxiate gases, patients may have only increased breathing, with or without hypoxia. Immediate fresh air should be provided for patients with an inhalation exposure. Symptomatic patients may require supplemental ...
Dennis G. Zill, Jacqueline M. Dewar, 2009
3
Critical Care Transport
In exposures to simple asphyxiate gases, patients may have only increased breathing, with or without hypoxia. Immediate fresh air should be provided for patients with an inhalation exposure. Symptomatic patients may require supplemental ...
‎2009
4
CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences
2: an agent that is able to asphyxiate; one that deprives an organism, cell, tissue, or organ of oxygen, chemical asphyxiant, a chemical that blocks oxygen transport to cells (e.g., carbon monoxide) or oxygen utilization by cells or tissues (e.g., ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 2001
5
Health & Drugs: Disease, Prescription & Medication
This ICJ opinion was about nuclear weapons, but the sentence "The terms have been understood, in the practice of States, in their ordinary sense as covering weapons whose prime, or even exclusive, effect is to poison or asphyxiate.
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
6
Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
2: any agent with the capacity to asphyxiate; one that deprives an organism, tissue, or cell of oxygen, chemical asphyxiant, an asphyxiant that acts chemically to inhibit oxygen transport to (e.g., carbon monoxide), or oxygen utilization by ( e.g., ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
7
War and Nature: Fighting Humans and Insects with Chemicals ...
... agreed, reasoning that no such projectiles existed so their effect was "purely hypothetical." He said it was not "clear why shells which asphyxiate only should be forbidden, while shells which both explode and asphyxiate should be permitted.
Edmund Russell, 2001
8
Folklore and Literature: Studies in the Portuguese, ...
... another woman places her "foot" on his throat in order to asphyxiate him, causing his tongue to stick out more than a hand's breadth: "La segunda quel pie me puso en la gar- ganta a fin de me ahogar, que la lengua sacar me hazía un ...
MANUEL DE COSTA FONTES, 2000
9
Trukese-English Dictionary
be numb, asleep (of arm or leg). asphyxiate omwopwu (vo .): cause to suffocate, asphyxiate (as by fumes, drowning, etc.) asphyxiared mwopw (vi., adj.): (be) asphyxiated, suffocated (as from drowning, fumes, fire). Asplenium nidus nnuki ( nu.) ...
‎1990
10
Handbook of Hazardous Chemical Properties
Contact of liquid with eyes or skin causes freezing similar to a burn; General Treatment for Exposure: The only effect of exposure to liquid hydrogen is that caused by its unusually low temperature and its action as a simple asphyxiate.
Nicholas P Cheremisinoff, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASPHYXIATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term asphyxiate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece votes 'No' and gambles its future
In the end the voters agreed with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that the country's creditors were trying to "asphyxiate" the Greek economy. «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Greek society needs to face with their own failures and mistakes and …
In that respect, the Europeans might just let the Greek economy asphyxiate. They do not feel pressured to provide money as Tsipras rejected ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
3
The Plan to Feed the World by Hacking Photosynthesis
If plants stopped spinning sunlight into sugar tomorrow, every animal on Earth would soon starve and asphyxiate. With that in mind, here's an ... «Gizmodo India, Jul 15»
4
We must walk to the light
If we refuse to be part of the lies, then we will asphyxiate the evil that has consumed our polity. We must embrace the sort of civil disobedience ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jul 15»
5
Tens of Palestinians asphyxiate from teargas during clashes …
Tens of Palestinian youths on Wednesday evening suffered from teargas inhalation during violent clashes that broke out in Silwad town east of ... «Palestine News Network, Jul 15»
6
Don't Tax the Sun! ¡NO al impuesto al SOL! (Spain Citizen Petition …
The Ministry of Industry is working around the clock to protect the powerful electric oligopoly imposing new barriers to economically asphyxiate ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
7
Sign Spain's Petition: Don't Tax the Sun! ¡NO al impuesto al SOL!
The Ministry of Industry is working around the clock to protect the powerful electric oligopoly imposing new barriers to economically asphyxiate ... «PlanetSave.com, Jul 15»
8
Tsipras Says Oxi, Egypt v ISIS, Guac Wars
... Tsipras denounced “the prevalence of extreme conservative forces” in Europe, which he said “led to the decision to asphyxiate our country's ... «Worldcrunch, Jul 15»
9
'Record' petition against Spanish tax on solar self-consumption and …
... Industry is working around the clock to protect the powerful electric oligopoly imposing new barriers to economically asphyxiate those citizens ... «PV-Tech Storage, Jul 15»
10
Greek crisis worsens with missed debt payment to IMF
Tsipras, who was elected in January in an anti-austerity groundswell, has accused creditors of trying to “asphyxiate” the Greek economy, whose ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»

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