strangle
stran-gle
verb
To prevent something from developing or succeeding by restricting its progress.
"High taxes can strangle economic growth."
verb
To kill or injure someone by squeezing their throat, stopping breathing.
"The assailant tried to strangle his victim."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: choke, strangulate, throttle, gag, suffocate, hamper, cramp, halter, muffle, repress, stifle, smother