strangulate

v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

v.tr.

1. To strangle.
2. Pathology. To compress, constrict, or obstruct (an organ, duct, or other body part) so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid: strangulate an intestinal hernia.

v.intr.
To be or become strangled, compressed, constricted, or obstructed.

[Latin strangulāre, strangulāt-. See strangle.]

(străng'gyə-lāt')
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

1. To strangle.
2. To compress, constrict, or obstruct a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.
3. To be or become strangled, compressed, constricted, or obstructed.

Congested by reason of constriction or hernial restriction, as strangulated hernia.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
  Synonyms: strangle, throttle

Meaning #2: constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

Meaning #3: become constricted

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - strangulere
v. intr. - blive stranguleret

Nederlands (Dutch)
wurgen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Méd) étrangler
v. intr. - s'étrangler

Deutsch (German)
v. - erwürgen, strangulieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στραγγαλίζω

Italiano (Italian)
strangolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - estrangular

Русский (Russian)
сжимать, ущемлять (кишку)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estrangular, apretar, ahogar
v. intr. - morir estrangulado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - strypa, snöra av, strypa till

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
箝制血液的流行, 勒杀, 压缩, 窒息

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 箝制血液的流行, 勒殺, 壓縮
v. intr. - 窒息

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 괄약하다, (장, 혈관 등을) 묶다
v. intr. - (혈행이)괄약 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 縛る, 絞殺する, 窒息する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخنق, خنق (الحريات)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שינק, חסם זרם הדם, הסיר (גידול וכו) ע"י כריכתו בחוט‬
v. intr. - ‮נשנק‬

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