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stran⋅gu⋅late

  [strang-gyuh-leyt]
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–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
1. Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
2. to strangle.
Origin:
1655–65; < L strangulātus, ptp. of strangulāre to strangle; see -ate 1

Related forms:
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅ble  [strang-gyuh-luh-buhl] , adjective
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅tion, noun
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅tive, adjective
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [strang-gyuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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Main Entry: stran·gu·late
Pronunciation: 'stra[ng]-gy&-"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
transitive senses
: STRANGLE strangulate intransitive senses
: to becomeconstricted so as to stop circulation strangulate and become necrotic>
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strangulate stran·gu·late (strāng'gyə-lāt')
v. stran·gu·lat·ed, stran·gu·lat·ing, stran·gu·lates

  1. To strangle.

  2. To compress, constrict, or obstruct a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.

  3. To be or become strangled, compressed, constricted, or obstructed.

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