jugulate

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verb

To cut the throat of.

OriginLatin iugulātus →
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Meanings

verbjugulate (third-person singular simple present jugulates, present participle jugulating, simple past and past participle jugulated)

present singular third person jugulates · participle present jugulating · participle past jugulated · past jugulated

  1. transitiveTo cut the throat of.

Origin

  1. Latiniugulātus
  2. Englishjugulate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin iugulātus, perfect passive participle of iugulō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian прерязвам гърлото
  • прерязвам гърлото (prerjazvam gărloto)To cut the throat of
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Chicago

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