strangulate
/stræŋɡjə,leɪt/
verb
11 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air.
“he tried to strangulate his opponent”
2
Become constricted.
“The hernia will strangulate”
3
Constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air.
WORD FORMS
Related formstrangulation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinangulatestray
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablesstran · gu · late
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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