Capture and Kill

Capture

Capture verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Kill and capture are semantically related In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Capture".

Nearby Words: captive, captured, captor, capturing

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Capture and kill are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Capture" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

human	human capture	human kill
high	high capture	high kill
normal	normal capture	normal kill
usual	usual capture	usual kill
Other adjectives: certain, original, actual, successful, quiet, quick, potential, easy, immediate, final, classic, last, latest, occasional, recent, stealth, attempted.

character	capture character	kill character
man	capture man	kill man
people	capture people	kill people
family	capture family	kill family
Other words: someone, time, way, characters, monster, child, target, anyone, enemy, son, humans, friends, enemies, members, heroes, monsters.

Wouldn't Hurt a Child: McCabe is perfectly willing to kill people who try to kill or capture him but he won't shoot innocent children.

Source: Film / Desperate Measures
If Wei Yan's attack had succeeded and he managed to capture or kill Cao Rui as well as capture Chang'an, Wei might've collapsed into infighting as Cao Rui's relatives fought over the succession.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu
During Book Six, the Ministry's fails to capture or kill a SINGLE Death Eater, despite being in a war with them for 9 months.

Source: Easily Conquered World

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