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STRANGLE (8)

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Strangle

STRANGLE

choke, strangle - v
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

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Synonyms

gag, inhibit, kill, restrain, smother, suffocate, asphyxiate, muffle, repress

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Examples

It's perfectly natural that she should try to strangle the opposition to her plans at birth .

Therefore, their secret agenda is how best to strangle the utilities with as much bureaucracy and red tape as possible.

Anxiety is loveâ€™s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.

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Etymology

late 13c., from Old French estrangler "choke, suffocate, throttle" (Modern French Ã©trangler), from Latin strangulare "to choke, stifle, check, constrain," from Greek strangalan "to choke, twist," from strangale "a halter, cord, lace," related to strangos "twisted," from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see string (n.)). Related: Strangled; strangling.

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