strangulate


stran·gu·late

verb \ˈstraŋ-gyə-ˌlāt\
stran·gu·lat·edstran·gu·lat·ing

Definition of STRANGULATE

transitive verb
intransitive verb
: to become constricted so as to stop circulation <the hernia will strangulate and become necrotic>

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