1. past tense of garrotte; killed by strangulation, especially with a wire or cord tightened around the neck
Usage: past tense form

Examples

• The victim had been garrotted with a thin wire.
• Police suspected the criminal had garrotted his target silently.
• The detective found evidence that the man was garrotted in his sleep.
• Historical records show that some prisoners were garrotted as a form of execution.
• The spy novel described how the agent was nearly garrotted by his enemy.