1. past tense of garrote; to strangle or kill someone using a garrote (a wire, cord, or apparatus tightened around the neck)
Usage: often used in historical or crime contexts

Examples

• The victim was garoted with a wire in the alley.
• Historical records show that the prisoner was garoted as punishment.
• The detective discovered the suspect had garoted his rival.
• In the novel, the villain garoted the guard to escape.
• The autopsy revealed the man had been garoted before being dumped in the river.