estrangle

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verb

To strangle.

OriginMiddle English estranglen ← Old French estrangler →
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Meanings

verbestrangle (third-person singular simple present estrangles, present participle estrangling, simple past and past participle estrangled)

present singular third person estrangles · participle present estrangling · participle past estrangled · past estrangled

  1. obsoleteTo strangle.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchestrangler
  2. Middle Englishestranglen
  3. Englishestrangle

From Middle English estranglen, rare and late variant of stranglen, from Old French estrangler.

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APA

estrangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrangle

MLA

“estrangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estrangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrangle.

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