garroted

Meanings

• The act of strangling or choking someone to death.

  - "He was garroted with a wire in the dark alley."
  - "The assassin garroted the prime minister during a public event."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with garroted
hymes , crimes , rhymes , swarm of bees

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Homophones

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1. homophones
   

2. hoes
   

3. goes
   

4. hoaxes
   

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Variants

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garotte , garotted , garottes , garotting , garrote , garroted , garroter , garroters , garrotes , garroting

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Forms

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The verb 'garrot' is used in the present tense to describe the act of strangling or choking someone to death. For instance, 'He garrotted the man in the alley' or 'The assassin garrotted the prime minister during the public event'. The past tense of the verb 'garrot' is 'garroted'. For example, 'The man was garroted by the assassin' or 'The man had been garroted by the assassin before the police arrived'. The gerund form of the verb 'garrot' is 'garrotting'. For example, 'The assassin was engaged in garrotting the prime minister' or 'The man was an expert in garrotting, having practiced the art for many years'. The infinitive form of the verb 'garrot' is 'to garrot'. For example, 'It is not advisable to engage in the act of to garrot another person' or 'The prime minister was unfortunately the victim of to garrot by an assassin during a public event'.

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Etymology

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The word 'garroted' comes from the Old French word 'garroter', which means 'to strangle' or 'to choke'.

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Trivia

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1. Garroted is the past tense of the verb 'garrot', which means 'to strangle' or 'to choke'.

2. The word 'garroted' comes from the Old French word 'garroter', which means 'to strangle' or 'to choke'.

3. In ancient Rome, garrotting was used as a substitute for crucifixion as a means of execution.

4. The use of garrotting as a means of execution fell out of favor during the Middle Ages due to religious and moral concerns.

5. Today, the term 'garroted' is primarily used in the context of legal proceedings or forensic investigations to describe the method by which an individual has been killed by strangulation or choking.

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Culture

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In various cultures, the act of garrotting has been used as a method of execution. For instance, in ancient Rome, garrotting was used as a substitute for the more brutal method of crucifixion. Similarly, in medieval Europe, garrotting was used as a means of execution during times of war and civil unrest.

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