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Definition of guillotine verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

guillotine

verb

NAmE//ˈɡɪləˌtin//

, NAmE//ˈɡiəˌtin//

, NAmE//ˌɡiəˈtin//

guillotine somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they guillotine

he / she / it guillotines

past simple guillotined

-ing form guillotining

to kill someone by cutting off their head with a guillotine Thousands of aristocrats were guillotined during the French Revolution.

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