Strangulate
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.
verb (transitive)
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
strangulate stran·gu·late (strāng’gyə-lāt’)
v. stran·gu·lat·ed, stran·gu·lat·ing, stran·gu·lates
To strangle.
To compress, constrict, or obstruct a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.
To be or become strangled, compressed, constricted, or obstructed.
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