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to slaughter
01
to kill a large number of people, often in a harsh and heartless manner
Transitive: to slaughter sb
02
to kill animals for the purpose of providing food
Transitive: to slaughter animals
Slaughter
01
the killing of animals for food, often done on a large scale in industrial settings
02
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
03
a sound defeat
04
the savage and excessive killing of many people
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Example
The conquerors mercilessly slaughtered those who resisted their invasion.
The ruthless dictator ordered his forces to slaughter anyone opposing his rule.
In the tragic event, a lone gunman attempted to slaughter innocent bystanders.
In the terrorist attack, the extremists intended to slaughter innocent civilians.
The invading army sought to slaughter the inhabitants of the defenseless village.
