Synonyms for guillotine
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gil-uh-teen, gee-uh-; verb gil-uh-teen, gee-uh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪl əˌtin, ˈgi ə-; verb ˌgɪl əˈtin, ˌgi ə- |
Définition of guillotine
Origin :- "The name of the machine in which the axe descends in grooves from a considerable height so that the stroke is certain and the head instantly severed from the body." ["Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure," January 1793], 1791, from French guillotine, named in recognition of French physician Joseph Guillotin (1738-1814), who as deputy to the National Assembly (1789) proposed, for humanitarian and efficiency reasons, that capital punishment be carried out by beheading quickly and cleanly on a machine, which was built in 1791 and first used the next year. The verb is first attested 1794. Related: Guillotined; guillotining.
- verb decapitate
- He did not quite see the connection between the bon-bons and the guillotine.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It was now half-past three, and the guillotine was nearly ready.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- You know it is a capital crime, to mourn for, or sympathise with, a victim of the Guillotine.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- Not merely the cannons and rifles, but even the guillotine and the gallows were at rest.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- It was his fate to escape the gallows in England and the guillotine in France.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- Anti-republicans can only expiate their folly under the age of the guillotine.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
- Didn't the father cut his own throat to save the guillotine the trouble of doing so?
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- No, the guillotine was not enough; he deserved to be cut into little pieces.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- His eyes assumed a soft ecstatic expression at the mention of the guillotine.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- At this thought, they imagined they were being pursued and dragged to the guillotine.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
Words or expressions associated with your search
- admit guilt
- admits guilt
- admitted guilt
- admitting guilt
- aiguille
- be guile
- be guiles
- be guilty
- beguile
- beguilement
- declare guilty
- declares guilty
- determining guilt
- find guilty
- find not guilty
- finding guilty
- finding not guilty
- finds guilty
- finds not guilty
- guild
- guile
- guileful
- guilefully
- guileless
- guilelessness
- guilt
- guiltiness
- guilty
- guilty party
- not guilty
Most wanted synonyms
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019