öldürmek — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assassinate verb To murder someone, especially a prominent or political figure, typically in a planned or sudden attack.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
- smite verb (literary) To strike hard, especially with a weapon or divine power.
Senses
öldürmek is used for these senses in English:
assassinate — full definition
- verb To murder someone, especially a prominent or political figure, typically in a planned or sudden attack.
- verb To severely damage someone's reputation through slander or vicious criticism.
kill — full definition
- verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
- verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
- noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.