put to death

death

D0058000 (dĕth)n.1. The act of dying; termination of life.2. The state of being dead.3. The cause of dying: Drugs were the death of him.4. A manner of dying: a heroine's death.5. often Death A personification of the destroyer of life, usually represented as a skeleton holding a scythe.6. a. Bloodshed; murder.b. Execution.7. Law Civil death.8. The termination or extinction of something: the death of imperialism.Idioms: at death's door Near to death; gravely ill or injured. be the death of To distress or irritate to an intolerable degree. death on Opposed to or strict about: Our boss is death on casual dressing. put to death To execute. to death To an intolerable degree; extremely: worried to death. to the death Until one participant in a fight or struggle has died or been killed.

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[Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; see dheu- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Verb

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put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"executekill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"crucify - kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"burn - burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"string up, hang - kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday"penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

Translations

处死

death

(deθ) noun1. the act of dying. There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death. 滅亡 灭亡2. something which causes one to die. Smoking too much was the death of him. 致死的原因 致死的原因3. the state of being dead. eyes closed in death. 死亡 死亡ˈdeathly adjective, adverb as if caused by death. a deathly silence; It was deathly quiet. 死（一樣）的 死（一样）的 ˈdeath-bed noun the bed in which a person dies. 臨死所臥之床 临死所卧之床ˈdeath certificate an official piece of paper signed by a doctor stating the cause of someone's death. 死亡證書 死亡证书at death's door on the point of dying. 生命危在旦夕 生命危在旦夕catch one's death (of cold) to get a very bad cold. If you go out in that rain without a coat you'll catch your death (of cold). 得致命的感冒 得致命的感冒put to death to cause to be killed. The criminal was put to death by hanging. 處死 处死to death very greatly. I'm sick to death of you. 極度 极度