⚜THESAURUS⚜
⚜ kill
▪️murder
•to deliberately kill someone –
used when talking about this as a crime:
☆He was found guilty of murdering his
wife.
☆Watson was brutally murdered by robbers in his own
home.
▪️assassinate president | prime
minister | king | leader | politician | judge
•to deliberately kill an important
person:
☆The president was assassinated on 22 November, 1963 in Dallas.
☆The Israeli prime minister was assassinated by a Jewish law student.
☆There was an
attempt to assassinate King Hassan by shooting down the royal jet.
☆ They were involved in a plot to assassinate the Libyan leader.
☆A prominent politician was assassinated in Pakistan.
☆He was part of a plot to
assassinate Hitler.
▪️execute also put sb to
death {prisoner | criminal | murderer | killer}
•to kill someone as a punishment for a
crime:
☆85 prisoners were executed in the US in 2000.
☆ The gas chamber is used
to execute criminals in seven states.
☆ In Louisiana two
convicted murderers were executed in the electric chair.
☆ McVeigh, who killed 168
people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal
injection.
▪️eliminate {opponent | rival}
•to kill someone in order to prevent them from
causing trouble:
☆The military government eliminated their political opponents.
☆In the 1930s Stalin eliminated his rivals inside the Communist Party.
▪️slay
•to kill someone or
something in a violent way.
Slay is an old-fashioned word which is used in old stories
and in news reports
☆The king was slain at the Battle of Hastings.
☆ St George slew the
dragon.
☆ The victims were slain in their beds.
⚜TO KILL A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
▪️massacre
•to kill a large number of people in a violent way:
☆Hundreds of demonstrators were massacred in the city’s main square.
☆The soldiers massacred
men, women, and children.
▪️slaughter
•to kill animals for food, or to kill a large number of people in a cruel and violent way:
☆The pigs are slaughtered on the farm.
☆It is estimated that half a million people were slaughtered.
☆The army slaughtered
thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt.
☆His enemies had all been
slaughtered.
☆The Poles were slaughtered in millions.
▪️exterminate
•to kill large numbers of a particular group of people or animals, so that they no longer exist:
☆The Nazis exterminated six million Jews.
☆ They want to exterminate all the rats from the
building. |
☆ Some species of bird have almost been exterminated as a result of modern
farming methods.
☆ The Native Americans were nearly exterminated in the 19th
century.
▪️wipe out
•to kill all of a group of people, animals, or plants.
•Wipe out is more
informal than exterminate:
☆Whole villages were wiped out.
☆ It was not long before
the species was wiped out.
⚜TO KILL YOURSELF
▪️commit suicide
•to kill yourself:
☆He tried to
commit suicide after the death of his friend.
▪️take your own life
•to kill yourself:
☆Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980, after recording the song ‘Love will tear us apart’.
☆ Some people believe that it is a sin to take your own life.
⚜ Take your own life or commit suicide?
•Take your own life sounds rather formal, and shows a feeling of sympathy for the person who died.
• Commit suicide sounds more
neutral. Take your own life is also often used in moral discussions.
#Collocations
#Thesuarus
#Fwytm
⚜ kill
▪️murder
•to deliberately kill someone –
used when talking about this as a crime:
☆He was found guilty of murdering his
wife.
☆Watson was brutally murdered by robbers in his own
home.
▪️assassinate president | prime
minister | king | leader | politician | judge
•to deliberately kill an important
person:
☆The president was assassinated on 22 November, 1963 in Dallas.
☆The Israeli prime minister was assassinated by a Jewish law student.
☆There was an
attempt to assassinate King Hassan by shooting down the royal jet.
☆ They were involved in a plot to assassinate the Libyan leader.
☆A prominent politician was assassinated in Pakistan.
☆He was part of a plot to
assassinate Hitler.
▪️execute also put sb to
death {prisoner | criminal | murderer | killer}
•to kill someone as a punishment for a
crime:
☆85 prisoners were executed in the US in 2000.
☆ The gas chamber is used
to execute criminals in seven states.
☆ In Louisiana two
convicted murderers were executed in the electric chair.
☆ McVeigh, who killed 168
people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal
injection.
▪️eliminate {opponent | rival}
•to kill someone in order to prevent them from
causing trouble:
☆The military government eliminated their political opponents.
☆In the 1930s Stalin eliminated his rivals inside the Communist Party.
▪️slay
•to kill someone or
something in a violent way.
Slay is an old-fashioned word which is used in old stories
and in news reports
☆The king was slain at the Battle of Hastings.
☆ St George slew the
dragon.
☆ The victims were slain in their beds.
⚜TO KILL A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
▪️massacre
•to kill a large number of people in a violent way:
☆Hundreds of demonstrators were massacred in the city’s main square.
☆The soldiers massacred
men, women, and children.
▪️slaughter
•to kill animals for food, or to kill a large number of people in a cruel and violent way:
☆The pigs are slaughtered on the farm.
☆It is estimated that half a million people were slaughtered.
☆The army slaughtered
thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt.
☆His enemies had all been
slaughtered.
☆The Poles were slaughtered in millions.
▪️exterminate
•to kill large numbers of a particular group of people or animals, so that they no longer exist:
☆The Nazis exterminated six million Jews.
☆ They want to exterminate all the rats from the
building. |
☆ Some species of bird have almost been exterminated as a result of modern
farming methods.
☆ The Native Americans were nearly exterminated in the 19th
century.
▪️wipe out
•to kill all of a group of people, animals, or plants.
•Wipe out is more
informal than exterminate:
☆Whole villages were wiped out.
☆ It was not long before
the species was wiped out.
⚜TO KILL YOURSELF
▪️commit suicide
•to kill yourself:
☆He tried to
commit suicide after the death of his friend.
▪️take your own life
•to kill yourself:
☆Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980, after recording the song ‘Love will tear us apart’.
☆ Some people believe that it is a sin to take your own life.
⚜ Take your own life or commit suicide?
•Take your own life sounds rather formal, and shows a feeling of sympathy for the person who died.
• Commit suicide sounds more
neutral. Take your own life is also often used in moral discussions.
#Collocations
#Thesuarus
#Fwytm
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#Vocabulary
⚜ Meaning:- To revise or edit a manuscript into publishable form.
Redact can have a negative connotation, suggesting that edits are made against a writer’s probable wishes.
💠 Ex:- Julie was livid when she found how the editors had REDACTED her careful, polished prose.
♨️ Redact
⚜ Meaning:- To revise or edit a manuscript into publishable form.
Redact can have a negative connotation, suggesting that edits are made against a writer’s probable wishes.
💠 Ex:- Julie was livid when she found how the editors had REDACTED her careful, polished prose.
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#Vocabulary
⚜ Meaning:- To inflict a severe punishment on; to chastise severely.
💠 Ex:- When she was caught stealing for the second time, Maya knew her mother would CASTIGATE her.
♨️ Castigate
⚜ Meaning:- To inflict a severe punishment on; to chastise severely.
💠 Ex:- When she was caught stealing for the second time, Maya knew her mother would CASTIGATE her.
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#Phrasal_verbs
💥Tinker a round / tinker a'bout (with sth)
⚜to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful.
⚡️He’s outside tinkering
around with his bike.
⚡️They haven’t made any
real changes to the system—they’ve just been tinkering around a bit.
⚡️ The government should
stop tinkering with the education system.
💥Tinker a round / tinker a'bout (with sth)
⚜to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful.
⚡️He’s outside tinkering
around with his bike.
⚡️They haven’t made any
real changes to the system—they’ve just been tinkering around a bit.
⚡️ The government should
stop tinkering with the education system.
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💢 Brave it out
💢 Put up a brave front
💠 Brave it out
deal with a frightening or upsetting situation in a brave way
🌀 Ex:- Although I felt dizzy from smoke inhalation, I managed to brave it out until all the kids were out of the burning building.
💠 Put up a brave front
make a pretence of courage and bravery
🌀 Ex:- We know that Mary is frightened, but she is putting up a brave front.
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#Vocabulary
✨ To annoy someone by continually telling or asking them to do something
🫧 Ex:- I'm sorry to nag you, but when will you come over to fix my television?
❄️ Nag
✨ To annoy someone by continually telling or asking them to do something
🫧 Ex:- I'm sorry to nag you, but when will you come over to fix my television?
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#idioms
💥Strike a cord
⚜To resonate or deeply connect with someone on an emotional or personal level
⚡️ That novel will strike a cord with you; it's beautifully written.
💥Strike a cord
⚜To resonate or deeply connect with someone on an emotional or personal level
⚡️ That novel will strike a cord with you; it's beautifully written.
#idioms
💥Set the world on fire
⚜to be very successful and attract a lot of attention .
⚡️The company is doing all right, but they haven't exactly set the world on fire.
💥Set the world on fire
⚜to be very successful and attract a lot of attention .
⚡️The company is doing all right, but they haven't exactly set the world on fire.
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