Antonyms for strangulate
ˈstræŋ gyəˌleɪtstran·gu·late

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1. strangle, strangulate, throttleverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   cramp, muffle, halter, trammel, gag, confine, throttle, restrain, hamper, repress, suffocate, smother, choke, restrict, stifle, limit, strangle, bound

2. strangulateverb

   constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

   Synonyms:
   throttle, strangle

3. strangulateverb

   become constricted

   "The hernia will strangulate"

   Synonyms:
   throttle, strangle

How to use strangulate in a sentence?

1. Ben Carson:

   I would use every resource available to us, i would use the world banking system to strangulate them in terms of currency. I would try to get rid of any revenues they could derive from the oil and energy fields that they control. I would look at all the pathways, entrance and exit, like in Sinjar. You know, they took control of the supply routes first. And that made the subsequent capture easier. You know those typical, old fashioned but really effective military strategies -- they work.

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