strangulate

verb

stran·​gu·​late ˈstraŋ-gyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce strangulate (audio)
strangulated; strangulating

intransitive verb

: to become constricted so as to stop circulation
the hernia will strangulate

Examples of strangulate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These hernias can become strangulated. Jennifer Whitlock, Rn, Msn, Fn, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023 Surgery can prevent the hernia from becoming strangulated. Jennifer Whitlock, Rn, Msn, Fn, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023 This is done with brazen & unapologetic vengeance to strangulate remotely critical voices. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 Birdlike calls periodically ring out, but they are confined, desperate, strangulated. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020 There’s a general sense of strangulating grief-doom, dramatized with scenes where crazy stuff happens to someone who suddenly WAKES UP in their bed. Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2020 Clarinetist Robert Woolfrey was amusingly strangulated in the passage where the noose is tightened around Till's neck, and first associate concertmaster Peter Otto played his solo passages with style and grace. Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 8 Aug. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Latin strangulatus, past participle of strangulare

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of strangulate was in 1665

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Cite this Entry

“Strangulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangulate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

strangulate

verb
stran·​gu·​late ˈstraŋ-gyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce strangulate (audio)
strangulated; strangulating

Medical Definition

strangulate

verb
stran·​gu·​late ˈstraŋ-gyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce strangulate (audio)
strangulated; strangulating

intransitive verb

: to become constricted so as to stop circulation
the hernia will strangulate and become necrotic
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