θανατώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• execute verb To carry out or put into effect.
• kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.

Senses

θανατώνω is used for these senses in English:

• execute (transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.
• kill (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

execute — full definition

1. verb To carry out or put into effect.
2. verb To put someone to death as a legal punishment.
3. verb To run a computer program or command.

kill — full definition

1. verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
2. verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
3. verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
4. noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.

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