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Verbs of Helping and Hurting - Verbs for Killing and Debilitating

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to killing and debilitating such as "slay", "behead", and "assassinate".

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Categorized English Verbs of Helping and Hurting
to kill

to end the life of someone or something

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to slay

to intentionally cause someone's death with planning and purpose

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to slaughter

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

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to assassinate

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

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to massacre

to brutally kill a large number of people

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to decimate

to kill large groups of people

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to do in

to murder someone

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to butcher

to kill and prepare animals, typically for food

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to liquidate

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

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to lynch

to kill someone without legal approval

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to hunt

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

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to prey on

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

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to behead

to cut off someone's head

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to decapitate

to cut off the head of someone or something

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to electrocute

to cause death by an electric shock

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to starve

to deprive someone or something of food

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to gas

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

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to choke

to prevent someone or something from breathing easily by blocking the airway

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to suffocate

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

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to strangle

to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply

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to smother

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

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to throttle

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

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to stifle

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

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to asphyxiate

to cause someone to stop breathing by depriving them of oxygen

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to numb

to make a part of the body lose sensation or responsiveness

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to paralyze

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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to cripple

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

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to blind

to make someone blind by causing damage to their eyes

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to deafen

to cause a temporary or permanent loss of hearing

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to lame

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

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to torpefy

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

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