ague

Verb

To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.

Noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An acute fever.
2. (countable, uncountable) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
3. (countable, uncountable) The cold fit or rigor of an intermittent fever.
4. (countable, uncountable) A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Malaria.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.ɡju/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: agu

In summary

From Middle English agu, ague, borrowed from Middle French (fievre) aguë, “acute (fever)” (Modern French fièvre aiguë), from Late Latin (febris) acuta (“acute fever”), from Latin acūtus (“sharp, acute”) + febris (“fever”).
Doublet of acute.

Synonyms

fever

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malaria

chill

acute

acute accent

chills and fever

shakes

shivering

swamp fever

trembling

common cold

intermittent fever

shiver

shaking

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Translations

fièvre

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febris

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fiebre

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febbre

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Schüttelfrost

febre

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koorts

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gorączka

ta

tagerm

febre

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tasar

Fieber

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febre intermitente

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