strangulate

[ strang-gyuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, stran·gu·lat·ed, stran·gu·lat·ing.

1. Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
2. to strangle.

strangulate

/ ˈstræŋɡjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. to constrict (a hollow organ, vessel, etc) so as to stop the natural flow of air, blood, etc, through it
2. See strangle
   another word for strangle

Derived Forms

• ˌstranguˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• stran·gu·la·ble [strang, -gy, uh, -l, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
• strangu·lation noun
• strangu·lative adjective
• stran·gu·la·to·ry [strang, -gy, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• un·strangu·la·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strangulate¹

1655–65; < Latin strangulātus, past participle of strangulāre to strangle; -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of strangulate¹

C18: from Latin strangulāt-, past participle stem of strangulāre to strangle

Example Sentences

The president noted that if the region’s oil supply fell into Soviet hands, this would “strangulate” the economies of Europe and Asia.

From Washington Post

We strangulate two-thirds of our vowels and swallow half the other third.

From Project Gutenberg

I am not in very truth, and may the first jest I attempt to utter strangulate me outright, before it escapes from my lips.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• clog
• congest
• drown
• fill
• gag
• gasp
• kill
• stifle
• strangle
• suffocate