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jugulate

American  
[joo-gyuh-leyt, juhg-yuh-] / ˈdʒu gyəˌleɪt, ˈdʒʌg yə- /

verb (used with object)

jugulated, jugulating

  1. to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.

  2. to cut the throat of; kill.

jugulate British  
/ ˈdʒʌɡjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. 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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