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Definition of Strangulate
1. Verb. Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air. "They want to strangulate the prisoners "; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
Exact synonyms: Strangle, Throttle
Generic synonyms: Kill
Entails: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Specialized synonyms: Garotte, Garrote, Garrotte, Scrag
Derivative terms: Strangler, Strangler, Strangling, Strangulation, Strangulation, Throttler, Throttling
Generic synonyms: Kill
Entails: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Specialized synonyms: Garotte, Garrote, Garrotte, Scrag
Derivative terms: Strangler, Strangler, Strangling, Strangulation, Strangulation, Throttler, Throttling
2. Verb. Constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air.
Generic synonyms: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Derivative terms: Strangulation
Derivative terms: Strangulation
3. Verb. Become constricted. "The hernia will strangulate"
Definition of Strangulate
1. a. Strangulated.
Definition of Strangulate
1. Verb. (medicine) To stop flow through a vessel. ¹
2. Verb. To strangle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strangulate
1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
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