strangulate verb trans. ['straŋgjʊleɪt] M17.
[Latin strangulat- pa. ppl stem of strangulare STRANGLE verb: see -ATE³.]
1. Choke, stifle, suffocate. Only in M17.

2. Medicine. Constrict or compress (an organ, duct, hernia, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or the passage of fluid; remove (a growth) by constricting it with a ligature. L18.

3. = STRANGLE verb 1a. rare. E19.

4. Choke (a plant); prevent the flow of sap in (a tree). M19.

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