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Meaning of murder in English
Pronunciation
/ˈmərdər/
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Verb
murder
Definitions
1.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Examples
« The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered »
2.
alter so as to make unrecognizable
Examples
« The tourists murdered the French language »
Noun
murder
Etymology
Old English morthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moord and German Mord, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit mará‘death’ and Latin mors; reinforced in Middle English by Old French murdre
Definitions
1.
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being