Kill Off (Verb)
Meaning
Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The dictator's regime aimed to kill off the opposing factions through brutal suppression and massacres.
- The new pesticide was designed to kill off the invasive species that had been damaging the local ecosystem.
- The Spanish Flu pandemic threatened to kill off an entire generation in the early 20th century.
- Overhunting had nearly managed to kill off the once-thriving population of rhinos in the sanctuary.
- The regime's military forces were accused of atrocities committed to kill off the ethnic minority groups.