See Also: strangulate(dictionary)

strangulate (iou)



strangulate verb trans. M17.
[Latin strangulat- pa. ppl stem of strangulare STRANGLE verb: see -ATE3.]
Choke, stifle, suffocate. Only in M17.
Medicine. Constrict or compress (an organ, duct, hernia, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or the passage of fluid; remove (a growth) by constricting it with a ligature. L18.
= STRANGLE verb 1a. rare. E19.
Choke (a plant); prevent the flow of sap in (a tree). M19.