unstrangle

English

verb
Definitions
  • To undo a constriction of the air passages, or restore to life after death by strangulation.
  • To release from something that squeezes tightly around.
  • To free from the stranglehold of excessive constraints.
  • To free up (something) that has become choke choked up; unblock.
  • To relax from constricting tension.

Etymology

Prefix from English strangle.

Origin

English

strangle

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