strangulate

verb

1. medicineTo stop flow through a vessel.

2. To strangle.

3. Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

   “he tried to strangulate his opponent”

   “A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes”

   Similar: strangle, throttle

4. Constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

5. Become constricted

   “The hernia will strangulate”