kill vs veto

kill and veto both are nouns.

kill and veto both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kill	Yes	No	Yes	No
veto	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, veto is a hypernym of kill; that is, veto is a word with a broader meaning than kill:

kill: thwart the passage of
veto: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Other hypernyms of kill include blackball, negative.

kill (noun)	veto (noun)
the act of terminating a life	a vote that blocks a decision
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile	the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

kill (verb)	veto (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	command against
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in	vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
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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