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asphyxiate vs choke

choke vs asphyxiate

asphyxiate is not a noun while choke is a noun.

asphyxiate and choke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
asphyxiate No No Yes No
choke Yes No Yes No
As verbs, choke is a hypernym of asphyxiate; that is, choke is a word with a broader meaning than asphyxiate:
  • asphyxiate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  • choke: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other hypernyms of asphyxiate include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.
As verbs, asphyxiate and choke are synonyms defined as:
  • asphyxiate and choke: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Other synonyms of asphyxiate include stifle, suffocate.
asphyxiate (noun) choke (noun)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
asphyxiate (verb) choke (verb)
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing cause to retch or choke
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
reduce the air supply
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
be too tight; rub or press
become or cause to become obstructed
wring the neck of
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
check or slow down the action or effect of
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
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