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strangulate
[ strang-gyuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- to strangle.
strangulate
/ ˈٰæŋɡʊˌɪ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˌٰԲˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰ··· [strang, -gy, uh, -l, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ٰg·tDz noun
- ٰg·t adjective
- ٰ···ٴ· [strang, -gy, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- ܲ·ٰg·· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strangulate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strangulate1
Example Sentences
He failed to acknowledge the strangulating impact gangs like his have on Haiti's economy.
“Its civilian institutions affect hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, mainly Shia. It’s a way of strangulating the community further.”
Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.
"The T cell attack seemed to incite oligodendrocytes to strangulate axons like a constrictor snake" Martini adds.
The autopsy report said the obstruction was “in the form of a strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.”
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