strangulation vs strangulate

strangulation is a noun but strangulate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strangulation	Yes	No	No	No
strangulate	No	No	Yes	No

strangulation (noun)	strangulate (noun)
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

strangulation (verb)	strangulate (verb)
	become constricted
	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
	constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air