σκοτώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• eliminate verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
• kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
• murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
• slay verb To kill.

Senses

σκοτώνω is used for these senses in English:

• do away with (transitive, idiomatic, informal, euphemistic) To have someone killed.
• eliminate (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).
• kill (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
• kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
• murder To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination

eliminate — full definition

1. verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
2. verb To knock a competitor or option out of a contest or list of possibilities.

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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