English Verbs Referring to "Killing and Debilitating"

to kill

Verb

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i

ɪ

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l

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to end the life of someone or something

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The hunter aimed carefully to kill the deer for food.

Pesticides are used in agriculture to kill harmful insects.

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transitive

to slay

Verb

s

l

a

e

y

ɪ

to intentionally cause someone's death with planning and purpose

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transitive

to slaughter

Verb

s

l

au

ɔ

gh

t

e

ɜ

r

to kill a large number of people, often in a harsh and heartless manner

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to assassinate

Verb

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ə

ss

s

a

æ

ss

s

i

ə

n

a

eɪ

t

e

to murder a prominent figure in a sudden attack, usually for political purposes

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to massacre

Verb

m

a

æ

ss

s

a

ə

c

kɜ

r

e

to brutally kill a large number of people

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transitive

to decimate

Verb

d

e

ɛ

c

s

i

ə

m

a

eɪ

t

e

to kill large groups of people

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

to do in

Verb

/dˈuː ˈɪn/

to murder someone

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transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

do

phrase's particle

in

to butcher

Verb

b

u

ʊ

t

ch

ʧ

e

ə

r

to kill people in a brutal and cruel way

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transitive

to liquidate

Verb

l

i

ɪ

q

k

u

w

i

ɪ

d

a

eɪ

t

e

to eliminate someone, often perceived as a threat, by causing their death

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

to lynch

Verb

l

y

ɪ

n

ch

ʧ

to kill someone without legal approval

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transitive

to hunt

Verb

h

u

ʌ

n

t

to pursue wild animals in order to kill or catch them, for sport or food

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intransitive

to prey on

Verb

/pɹˈeɪ ˈɑːn/

to hunt, capture, and eat other animals as a means of survival

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transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

prey

phrase's particle

on

to behead

Verb

b

e

i

h

ea

ɛ

d

to cut off someone's head

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transitive

to decapitate

Verb

/diˈkæpəˌteɪt/

to cut off the head of someone or something

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

to electrocute

Verb

e

ɪ

l

e

ɛ

c

k

t

r

o

ə

c

k

u

ju

t

e

to kill or injure someone through electric shock

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transitive

to starve

Verb

s

t

a

ɑ

r

v

e

to deprive someone or something of food

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feed

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to gas

Verb

g

a

æ

s

to attack or expose someone or something to gas or harmful fumes

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transitive

to choke

Verb

ch

ʧ

o

oʊ

k

e

to block the throat, hinder breathing and cause suffocation

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

to suffocate

Verb

s

u

ə

ff

f

o

ə

c

k

a

eɪ

t

e

to block someone or something's access to air, making it difficult or impossible to breathe

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transitive

to strangle

Verb

s

t

r

a

æ

n

g

ə

l

e

to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

to smother

Verb

s

m

o

ə

th

ð

e

ɜ

r

to stop someone or something from breathing by covering or blocking the air

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

to throttle

Verb

th

θ

r

o

ɑ

tt

t

ə

l

e

to end someone's life by squeezing their throat, cutting off their air supply

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transitive

to stifle

Verb

s

t

i

aɪ

f

ə

l

e

to die or struggle for breath due to a lack of oxygen

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intransitive

to asphyxiate

Verb

a

æ

s

ph

f

y

ɪ

x

ks

ia

ieɪ

t

e

to cause someone to stop breathing by depriving them of oxygen

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transitive

to numb

Verb

n

u

ə

m

b

to make a part of the body lose sensation or responsiveness

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transitive

to paralyze

Verb

p

a

ɛ

r

a

ə

l

y

aɪ

z

e

to cause a person, animal, or part of the body to lose the ability to move or function, usually due to injury or illness

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transitive

to cripple

Verb

c

k

r

i

ɪ

pp

p

ə

l

e

to inflict severe damage to someone's body so that they are unable to walk or move properly

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transitive

to blind

Verb

b

l

i

aɪ

n

d

to make someone unable to see by causing damage to their eyes

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transitive

to deafen

Verb

d

ea

ɛ

f

e

ə

n

to cause a temporary or permanent loss of hearing

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transitive

to lame

Verb

l

a

eɪ

m

e

to cause someone to lose the use of a limb, particularly a leg

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transitive

to torpefy

Verb

t

o

o:

r

p

e

ɪ

f

y

aɪ

to make a part of the body or the whole of it numb, immobile, or inactive

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

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