jugulate

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, ju·gu·lat·ed, ju·gu·lat·ing.

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

jugulate

/ ˈdʒʌɡjʊˌleɪt /

verb

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

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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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