KILL OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

Example:

Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe

Synonyms:

exterminate; kill off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "kill off" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to kill off the prisoners