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