jugulate

jugulate
jugulation, n.
/jooh"gyeuh layt', jug"yeuh-/, v.t., jugulated, jugulating.
1. to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.
2. to cut the throat of; kill.
[1615-25; < L jugulatus (ptp. of jugulare to cut the throat of), equiv. to jugul(um) throat (jug(um) YOKE + -ulum -ULE) + -a- theme vowel + -tus ptp. suffix]

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  • Jugulate — Ju gu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jugulating}.] [L. jugulatus, p. p. of jugulare, fr. jugulatum. See {Jugular}.] To cut the throat of. [R.] Jacob Bigelow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jugulate — [jo͞o′gyo͞o lāt΄, jo͞o′gyəlāt΄] vt. jugulated, jugulating [L jugulatus, pp. of jugulare < jugulum: see JUGULAR] 1. Now Rare to kill by cutting the throat 2. Med. to use extreme measures in arresting (a disease) …   English World dictionary

  • jugulate — verb To cut the throat of a person or an animal …   Wiktionary

  • jugulate — ju·gu·late || dÊ’ÊŒjÉ™leɪt / jÊŠleɪt v. cut the throat of …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jugulate — [ dʒʌgjʊleɪt] verb archaic kill by cutting the throat …   English new terms dictionary

  • jugulate — jugu·late …   English syllables

  • jugulate — /ˈdʒʌgjuleɪt/ (say jugyoohlayt) verb (t) (jugulated, jugulating) 1. to check or suppress (disease, etc.) by extreme measures. 2. to cut the throat of; kill. 3. to strangle. {Latin jugulātus, past participle, slain} –jugulation /dʒʌgjuˈleɪʃən/… …  

  • jugulate — v.tr. 1 kill by cutting the throat. 2 arrest the course of (a disease etc.) by a powerful remedy. Etymology: L jugulare f. jugulum (as JUGULAR) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jugulated — Jugulate Ju gu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jugulating}.] [L. jugulatus, p. p. of jugulare, fr. jugulatum. See {Jugular}.] To cut the throat of. [R.] Jacob Bigelow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jugulating — Jugulate Ju gu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jugulating}.] [L. jugulatus, p. p. of jugulare, fr. jugulatum. See {Jugular}.] To cut the throat of. [R.] Jacob Bigelow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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