Commit Suicide (Verb)

Meaning

Kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• The depressed teenager had been struggling in school and eventually decided to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge.
• After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, she felt that her only option was to commit suicide rather than suffer a slow and painful death.
• In a shocking turn of events, the famous actor was found to have commit suicide in his mansion, leaving behind a cryptic note.
• The prisoner on death row was so despondent that he tried to commit suicide multiple times before his execution date.
• Struggling with debt and foreclosure, the desperate homeowner felt like she wanted to commit suicide, but then found help through a local support group.