strangulate

[strang-gyuh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

strangulated, strangulating 

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. another word for strangle

Other Word Forms

• strangulable adjective
• strangulation noun
• strangulative adjective
• strangulatory adjective
• unstrangulable 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

He failed to acknowledge the strangulating impact gangs like his have on Haiti's economy.

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“Its civilian institutions affect hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, mainly Shia. It’s a way of strangulating the community further.”

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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.

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"The T cell attack seemed to incite oligodendrocytes to strangulate axons like a constrictor snake" Martini adds.

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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.”

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Related Words

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