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kill vs despatch

despatch vs kill

kill and despatch both are nouns.

kill and despatch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
despatch Yes No Yes No
As nouns, despatch is a hyponym of kill; that is, despatch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: the act of terminating a life
  • despatch: killing a person or animal
Other hyponyms of kill include coup de grace, deathblow, death, euthanasia, mercy killing, homicide, dispatch, fell, self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide, slaughter, poisoning, asphyxiation, suffocation, ritual killing, sacrifice, electrocution, beheading, decapitation, genocide, race murder, racial extermination.
kill (noun) despatch (noun)
the act of terminating a life the act of sending off something
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile killing a person or animal
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal the property of being prompt and efficient
an official report (usually sent in haste)
kill (verb) despatch (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase send away towards a designated goal
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
cause to cease operating
tire out completely
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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