strangulate
Americanverb (used with object)
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Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
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to strangle.
verb
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to constrict (a hollow organ, vessel, etc) so as to stop the natural flow of air, blood, etc, through it
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another word for strangle
Other Word Forms
- strangulable adjective
- strangulation noun
- strangulative adjective
- strangulatory adjective
- unstrangulable adjective
Etymology
Origin of strangulate
1655–65; < Latin strangulātus, past participle of strangulāre to strangle; -ate 1
Example Sentences
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He failed to acknowledge the strangulating impact gangs like his have on Haiti's economy.
From BBC
“Its civilian institutions affect hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, mainly Shia. It’s a way of strangulating the community further.”
From BBC
Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.
From New York Times
"The T cell attack seemed to incite oligodendrocytes to strangulate axons like a constrictor snake" Martini adds.
From Science Daily
The autopsy report said the obstruction was “in the form of a strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.”
From Los Angeles Times
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