Noah Webster
Strangle
STRANGLE, verb transitive [Latin]
1. To choke; to suffocate; to destroy life by stopping respiration.
Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself.
2. To suppress; to hinder from birth or appearance.
STRANGLE, verb transitive [Latin]
1. To choke; to suffocate; to destroy life by stopping respiration.
Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself.
2. To suppress; to hinder from birth or appearance.