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strangulate
[ strang-gyuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
, stran·gu·lat·ed, stran·gu·lat·ing.
- Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- to strangle.
strangulate
/ 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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Derived Forms
- ˌstranguˈlation, noun
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Other Words From
- stran·gu·la·ble [strang, -gy, uh, -l, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- strangu·lation noun
- strangu·lative adjective
- stran·gu·la·to·ry [strang, -gy, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- un·strangu·la·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strangulate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strangulate1
C18: from Latin strangulāt-, past participle stem of strangulāre to strangle
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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.
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