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. 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

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