verbprae-strangŭloPRAE-STRANGVLO☆ KeepMeaningto chokeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PRAESTRANGULOLEWIS & SHORTPRAESTRANGULOprae-strangŭlo, āre, v. a., I. to choke, deprive of breath (post-class.): ne anxium oratorem praestrangulet, i. e. ne cogat tacere, Auct. Quint. Decl. 3.Read the whole entry