Hypertext Webster Gateway: "strangulate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Strangulate \Stran"gu*late\, a. (Bot.)
Strangulated.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
strangulate
v 1: squeeze the throat of; "he tried to strangle his opponent"
[syn: {strangle}, {throttle}]
2: constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of
blood or air
3: become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
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