jugulate

American

[joo-gyuh-layt, juhg-yuh-] / ˈdʒu gjəˌleɪt, ˈdʒʌg jə- /

verb (used with object)

jugulated, jugulating

to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.
to cut the throat of; kill.

jugulate British

/ ˈdʒʌɡjʊˌleɪt /

verb

rare (tr) to check (a disease) by extreme measures or remedies

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Other Word Forms

jugulation

noun

Etymology

Origin of jugulate

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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