Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb strangulate

3 senses of strangulate

Sense 1
strangle, strangulate, throttle -- (kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 2
strangulate -- (constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air)
       => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -- (squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle")

Sense 3
strangulate -- (become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate")
       => constrict, constringe, narrow -- (become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted")