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asphyxiate

/əsˈfɪksieɪt/verb

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दम घुटना, दम घोंटना, दम घुटकर मरना

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    [I, T, usually passive]

    to become unconscious or die because you are unable to breathe; to make somebody do this

    दम घुटना, दम घोंटना, दम घुटकर मरना

    • Two workers were asphyxiated by toxic gas while cleaning the sewer.
    • The victims had asphyxiated in the smoke-filled room.

    Synonyms suffocate smother choke stifle

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as·phyx·i·ate

With -phyx- (not 'asphixiate' or 'asphyxate').

Spelling as-phyx-i-ate है, जिसमें -phyx- आता है ('asphixiate' या 'asphyxate' गलत है)।