STRANGULATE


Meaning of STRANGULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstraŋ-gyə-ˌlāt ]

verb

( -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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.