v.
Pronunciation: ' stra ŋ -gy ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
Etymology: Latin strangulatus, past participle of strangulare
Date: 1665
transitive verb : STRANGLE , CONSTRICT
intransitive verb : to become constricted so as to stop circulation <the hernia will strangulate >