strangulate

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strangulate

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/
/ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/
/ˈstɹɛ̃ŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/

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From Latin strangulō.

verb strangulates · strangulating · strangulated

To strangle. One moment I was ashamed and frightened, another recklessly optimistic. Taboos strangulated me. Psychoanalysts wooed me with pseudoliberations of pseudolibidoes.
To stop flow through a vessel.

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@misc{strangulate_2026,
  title = {strangulate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strangulate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}