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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Strangled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Strangling ().] [OF. estrangler, F. trangler, L. strangulare, Gr. , , fr. a halter; and perhaps akin to E. string, n. Cf. Strain, String.] 1. To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope. Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself. Ayliffe. 2. To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner. Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . . And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes? Shak. 3. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. "Strangle such thoughts." Shak. Stran"gle v. i.To be strangled, or suffocated. スポンサード リンク
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