How Do You Spell GUILLOTINED?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈɪlətˌiːnd] (IPA)

The word "guillotined" is spelled with a double "l" and "t" at the end. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word is /ɡɪlətiːnd/. The "ll" is pronounced as a dark "l" sound, which is similar to the "l" sound in "pull". The "t" at the end is pronounced as a voiceless dental stop, which is made by touching the tongue on the back of the upper teeth. The spelling of "guillotined" reflects its origins in French, where the word is spelled "guillotiné".

GUILLOTINED Meaning and Definition

1. Guillotined is the past tense of the verb "guillotine," which refers to the act of executing someone by means of the guillotine— a device used for carrying out capital punishment. It specifically denotes the process of decapitation using a sharp, heavy blade that falls vertically within a frame, severing the individual's head from their body in a swift and efficient manner. The term "guillotine" originates from Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a physician and politician who proposed a more humane and equal form of capital punishment during the French Revolution.

   The act of being guillotined, therefore, implies meting out severe punishment or executing someone by this method. It conveys a sense of violent termination of life, often associated with official sanction in a public setting, characterized by its swiftness and precision. Historically, guillotining was used as a means of capital punishment, primarily for crimes considered serious offenses against the state or acts of treason. The guillotine was kept as a symbol of revolution during the Reign of Terror in France, representing the power of the revolutionary government and their commitment to equality before the law.

   In a broader context, "guillotined" can be used metaphorically to describe situations where someone or something is forcefully terminated or eliminated with efficiency and finality. It can connote a sudden and definitive end to a process, project, or relationship, exhibiting a sense of absolute closure or termination.

Common Misspellings for GUILLOTINED

• gullotine
• guillitine
• guillotene
• guilotine
• gillotine
• gullotines
• guillotin
• fuillotined
• vuillotined
• guillotinned

Etymology of GUILLOTINED

The word "guillotined" is derived from the verb "guillotine", which is in turn derived from the name of the French physician and politician, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin. Guillotin was a member of the French National Assembly, and he proposed the use of a machine for execution in order to make the process more humane and equal for all individuals, regardless of their social status. The machine soon became known as the "guillotine" and was implemented during the French Revolution in 1792. As a result, the verb "guillotine" emerged to describe the act of executing someone using this particular machine, leading to the term "guillotined" as the past tense form.

Similar spelling words for GUILLOTINED

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Conjugate verb Guillotined

CONDITIONAL

I would guillotine

we would guillotine

you would guillotine

he/she/it would guillotine

they would guillotine

FUTURE

I will guillotine

we will guillotine

you will guillotine

he/she/it will guillotine

they will guillotine

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have guillotined

we will have guillotined

you will have guillotined

he/she/it will have guillotined

they will have guillotined

PAST

I guillotined

we guillotined

you guillotined

he/she/it guillotined

they guillotined

PAST PERFECT

I had guillotined

we had guillotined

you had guillotined

he/she/it had guillotined

they had guillotined

PRESENT

I guillotine

we guillotine

you guillotine

he/she/it guillotines

they guillotine

PRESENT PERFECT

I have guillotined

we have guillotined

you have guillotined

he/she/it has guillotined

they have guillotined

I am guillotining

we are guillotining

you are guillotining

he/she/it is guillotining

they are guillotining

I was guillotining

we were guillotining

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they were guillotining

I will be guillotining

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I have been guillotining

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I will have been guillotining

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I would have guillotined

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I would be guillotining

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