Hyphenation of asphyxiate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word asphyxiate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

as-phyx-i-ate

Definitions of asphyxiate:

1.
Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
2.
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
3.
Be asphyxiated
Die from lack of oxygen The child suffocated under the pillow

Synonyms of asphyxiate:

verb smother, suffocate, kill
verb suffocate, stifle, choke, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
verb suffocate, stifle, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass

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