fratricide vs fire

fire vs fratricide

fratricide and fire both are nouns.

fratricide is not a verb while fire is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fratricide	Yes	No	No	No
fire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fire is a hypernym of fratricide; that is, fire is a word with a broader meaning than fratricide:

fratricide: fire that injures or kills an ally
fire: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Other hypernyms of fratricide include firing.

fratricide (noun)	fire (noun)
the murder of your sibling	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
fire that injures or kills an ally	a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
a person who murders their brother or sister	intense adverse criticism
	the event of something burning (often destructive)
	a severe trial
	feelings of great warmth and intensity
	the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
	fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

fratricide (verb)	fire (verb)
	bake in a kiln so as to harden
	destroy by fire
	start or maintain a fire in
	become ignited
	cause to go off
	start firing a weapon
	go off or discharge
	generate an electrical impulse
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	drive out or away by or as if by fire
	provide with fuel
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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