asphyxiates
Deprives of air
Asphyxiates means causes death or unconsciousness by cutting off oxygen—through smothering, choking, strangling, or exposure to toxic gases.
The word applies to any mechanism that prevents breathing: Smoke asphyxiates more fire victims than flames do.
Figuratively, something that asphyxiates stifles or suppresses: Bureaucracy asphyxiates innovation.
Obstructs the throat
- smothersSuppresses or suffocates
- stranglesKills by neck compression
- throttlesRestricts airflow or speed
- suffocatesFatally obstructs breathing
oxygen · airway · breathing · gasping · breathless · airless · respiratory · lungs
Suppresses or restrains
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- smothersSuppresses or suffocates
- oppressesGoverns through harsh control
- silencesStops from speaking
crushes · suffocates · extinguishes · squelches · chokes · quashes · represses · constrains
chokes
Obstructs the throat
- smothersSuppresses or suffocates
- stranglesKills by neck compression
- throttlesRestricts airflow or speed
suffocates · oxygen · airway · breathing · gasping · breathless · airless · respiratory · lungs · blocked
stifles
Suppresses or restrains
- suppressesActively prevents expression
- smothersSuppresses or suffocates
- oppressesGoverns through harsh control
silences · crushes · suffocates · extinguishes · squelches · chokes · quashes · represses · constrains · restricts
strangulation
Death by neck compression
murder · homicide · ligature · manual · neck · grip · hands · victim · forensic · petechiae
fumes
Airborne chemical irritants
toxic · poisoning · ventilation · detector · alarm · unconscious · rescue · emergency · confined · industrial
asphyxiatesbreathes
Inhales and exhales
respires · oxygenates · ventilates · resuscitates · aerates
asphyxiatesrevives
Restores vigor or consciousness
resuscitates · saves · rescues · restores · brings back
asphyxiate, asphyxiation, asphyxiated, asphyxiating, asphyxiations