Strangulate Definition & Meaning
strangulate
- verb
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
- constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
- become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
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- What does strangulate mean?
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
- What part of speech is strangulate?
- Strangulate is a verb.
- How many definitions does strangulate have?
- Strangulate has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).