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strangulate

[strang-gyuh-leyt] / ˈstræŋ gyəˌleɪt /
VERB
asphyxiate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
suffocate
STRONG
choke drown smother stifle strangle
Antonyms
WEAK
breathe loosen
VERB
choke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clog congest drown fill gag gasp kill stifle strangle suffocate
STRONG
asphyxiate bar check close constrict dam die garrote gibbet noose obstruct occlude overpower retard squeeze stop stopper stuff stunt suppress throttle wring
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free let go loose
STRONG
advance expand liberate loosen open permit release
WEAK
unblock unconstrict
VERB
constrict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circumscribe compress cramp
STRONG
astringe choke clench concentrate condense confine constringe contract curb limit narrow pinch restrain restrict shrink squeeze strangle tauten tense tighten tuck
WEAK
draw together
Antonyms
STRONG
enlarge expand free give increase lengthen let go liberate loose loosen release stretch
WEAK
open
VERB
strangle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gag inhibit kill restrain smother suffocate
STRONG
asphyxiate muffle repress shush squelch subdue suppress throttle
WEAK
garrote/garrotte quelch
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free start
STRONG
allow let go release
WEAK
loose
VERB
throttle
Synonyms
STRONG
burke control gag inhibit silence smother stifle strangle suppress
Antonyms
STRONG
encourage free help let go
WEAK
release

Example Sentences

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"The T cell attack seemed to incite oligodendrocytes to strangulate axons like a constrictor snake" Martini adds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

I am not in very truth, and may the first jest I attempt to utter strangulate me outright, before it escapes from my lips.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de

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