put to death

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo t too deth]
- /pʊt tu dɛθ/
- /ˈpʊt tuː deθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo t too deth]
- /pʊt tu dɛθ/

Definitions of put to death words

noun put to death the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death. 1
noun put to death an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 1
noun put to death the state of being dead: to lie still in death. 1
noun put to death extinction; destruction: It will mean the death of our hopes. 1
noun put to death manner of dying: a hero's death. 1
noun put to death (usually initial capital letter) the agent of death personified, usually represented as a man or a skeleton carrying a scythe. Compare Grim Reaper. 1

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Origin of put to death

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English deeth, Old English dēath; cognate with German Tod, Gothic dauthus; akin to Old Norse deyja to die1; see -th1

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Parts of speech for Put to death

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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put to death popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for put to death

verb put to death

do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
garrote — a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
garroted — a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
garroting — a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.

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Antonyms for put to death

verb put to death

loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

Just one Antonym for put to death

put to death

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verb put to death

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verb put to death

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