jugulate

 [joo-gyuh-leyt, juhg-yuh-]  

ju·gu·late

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

Related forms
ju·gu·la·tion, noun
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jugulate (ˈdʒʌɡjʊˌleɪt)
 
—vb
rare (tr) to check (a disease) by extreme measures or remedies
 
[C17 (in the obsolete sense: kill by cutting the throat of): from Latin jugulāre, from jugulum throat, from jugum yoke]
 
jugu'lation
 
—n

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