Definition of asphyxiate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• asphyxiate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 25
• asphyxiate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 25
• asphyxiate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of asphyxiate

• be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. stifle
  2. suffocate
• deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. smother
  2. suffocate
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. choke
  2. stifle
  3. suffocate

See definition of asphyxiate in Merriam Webster