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Latin
Etymology
From inter- + stringō.
Pronunciation
Verb
interstringō (present infinitive interstringere, perfect active interstrīnxī, supine interstrictum); third conjugation
- (poetic) to squeeze tight
- to throttle, strangle
c. 186 BCE,
Plautus,
Aulularia 4.4.32:
- ibo intro atque illi socienno tuo iam interstringam gulam.
- I'll go in there, and that accomplice of yours—I'll strangle him on the spot.
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