garrote
pronunciation
How to pronounce garrote in British English:
UK [gə'rəʊt]
How to pronounce garrote in American English:
US [gə'roʊt]
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- Noun:
- an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
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- Verb:
- strangle with an iron collar
Word Origin
- garrote (v.)
- "to execute with a garrote," 1845, from garrote (n.); sense of "choke senseless and then rob" is from 1852. Related: Garotted; garotting.
- garrote (n.)
- also garrotte, 1620s, "Spanish method of capital punishment by strangulation," from Spanish garrote "stick for twisting cord" (the method used in the execution), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old French guaroc "club, stick, rod, shaft of a crossbow," probably ultimately Celtic, but possibly from Frankish *wrokkan "to twist" (cognate with Middle Dutch wroken "to twist"). I have no hesitation in pronouncing death by the garrot, at once the most manly, and the least offensive to the eye. [Major John Richardson, "British Legion," 1837]
Example
- 1. Garrote , rupture , and eviscerate are being increased in damage .
- 2. The floss is garrote wire .
- 3. Garrote : the damage from this ability has been increased approximately 50 % .