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φονεύω — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.

Senses

φονεύω is used for these senses in English:

  • kill (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
  • murder To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination

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.

murder — full definition

  1. noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  2. verb To deliberately and unlawfully kill someone.
  3. noun The collective noun for a group of crows.
  4. verb To do something very badly, or to defeat someone completely (informal).
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