strangulate in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   strangle  strangulate  throttle 
   
2. become constricted
   "The hernia will strangulate"
   strangulate 
   
3. constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
   strangulate