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Definitions

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

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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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