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.

Origin of jugulate

1
1615–25; <Latin jugulātus (past participle of jugulāre to cut the throat of), equivalent to jugul(um) throat (jug(um) yoke1 + -ulum-ule) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from jugulate

  • ju·gu·la·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for jugulate

jugulate

/ (ˈdʒʌɡjʊˌleɪt) /


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

Origin of jugulate

1
C17 (in the obsolete sense: kill by cutting the throat of): from Latin jugulāre, from jugulum throat, from jugum yoke

Derived forms of jugulate

  • jugulation, noun

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