uccidere — meaning in English

English meaning

• kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
• slay verb To kill.

Senses

uccidere is used for these senses in English:

• do in (transitive, colloquial) To kill or end; to defeat.
• kill (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

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.

slay — full definition

1. verb To kill.
2. verb To impress or amaze greatly (informal, modern slang).

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