asphyxiate
verb (used with object)
to produce asphyxia in.
asphyxiated
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past participleof asphyxiate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof asphyxiate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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It’s a fitting way to conclude an experience that’s like being slowly asphyxiated by puffy clouds of baby powder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
When Lake Nyos erupted in 1986, it asphyxiated nearly 2,000 people and wiped out four villages in Cameroon.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024
For decades, many experts thought they asphyxiated amid the massive clouds of ash belched from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 22, 2023
He said he believed Floyd died from lack of oxygen — consistent with the prosecution argument that Chauvin had asphyxiated him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2021
Gloria had a grip about the robot’s neck that would have asphyxiated any creature but one of metal, and was prattling nonsense in half-hysterical frenzy.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
