interstringo

interstringo

Latin

Etymology

    From inter- + stringō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    interstringō (present infinitive interstringere, perfect active interstrīnxī, supine interstrictum); third conjugation

    1. (poetic) to squeeze tight
    2. 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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