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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:

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

assassinate — full definition

  1. verb To murder someone, especially a prominent or political figure, typically in a planned or sudden attack.
  2. verb To severely damage someone's reputation through slander or vicious criticism.

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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