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occlude vs asphyxiate

asphyxiate vs occlude

occlude and asphyxiate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occlude No No Yes No
asphyxiate No No Yes No
As verbs, asphyxiate is a hyponym of occlude; that is, asphyxiate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occlude:
  • occlude: block passage through
  • asphyxiate: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Other hyponyms of occlude include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, choke, stifle, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.
occlude (verb) asphyxiate (verb)
block passage through be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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