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sugillate (iou)



sugillate verb trans. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
[Latin sugillat- pa. ppl stem of sugillare: see -ATE3.]
Orig., beat black and blue. Later spec. in Medicine (as sugillated ppl adjective), mark with sugillations, bruise. E17.
fig. Defame, revile. rare. Only in M17.