Synonyms

strangulate

American

[strang-gyuh-leyt] / ˈstræŋ gyəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

strangulated, strangulating

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

strangulate British

/ ˈstræŋɡjʊˌleɪt /

verb

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

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

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 Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de

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