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jugulate

[ joo-gyuh-leyt, juhg-yuh- ]

verb (used with object)

, ju·gu·lat·ed, ju·gu·lat·ing.
  1. to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.
  2. to cut the throat of; kill.


jugulate

/ ˈdʒʌɡjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. rare.
    tr to check (a disease) by extreme measures or remedies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌjuguˈlation, noun
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Other Words From

  • jugu·lation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jugulate1

1615–25; < Latin jugulātus (past participle of jugulāre to cut the throat of ), equivalent to jugul ( um ) throat ( jug ( um ) yoke 1 + -ulum -ule ) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jugulate1

C17 (in the obsolete sense: kill by cutting the throat of): from Latin jugulāre, from jugulum throat, from jugum yoke

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