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   strangle

   /ˈstraŋɡl/

   verb

   • 1. squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death: "the victim was strangled with a scarf" Similar throttlechokegarrotteasphyxiatestifleinformal:strangulate
   • ▪ suppress (an impulse, action, or sound): "she strangled a sob" Similar suppresssmotherstiflerepressrestrainhold backhold infight backbite backgulp backswallowchoke backcheckOpposite let out
   • ▪ hamper or hinder the development or activity of: "they allowed bureaucracy to strangle initiative" Similar hamperhinderimpederestrictinterfere withinhibithold backcurbcheckrestrainconstrainpreventput an end/stop tostopquashsquashstamp outdestroycrushextinguishdeadendamp downsubduesuppressrepresssilencemufflemutegagOpposite encouragepromote

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. strangler noun

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