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strangulate
('str/&//N/g/j//@/,l/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • Strangulated.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    strangle, throttle
    source: wordnet30
  • constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • become constricted(verb.change)
    Example:
    The hernia will strangulate.
    source: wordnet30

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