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asphyxiate vs pass away

pass away vs asphyxiate

asphyxiate and pass away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
asphyxiate No No Yes No
pass away No No Yes No
As verbs, pass away is a hypernym of asphyxiate; that is, pass away is a word with a broader meaning than asphyxiate:
  • asphyxiate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  • pass away: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
asphyxiate (verb) pass away (verb)
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing go out of existence
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Difference between asphyxiate and pass away

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