Kill and Regenerate

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

Regenerate is an antonym for kill.

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Regenerate

Regenerate verb - To bring back to life, practice, or activity.
Usage example: dairy farming in the area was regenerated when new arrivals bought the old creamery

Kill is an antonym for regenerate in breathe new life into topic.

Common collocations

life kill life regenerate life
someone kill someone regenerate someone
number kill number regenerate number
time kill time regenerate time
Other words: way, times, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Tsukihime, the strange way in which Nrvnqsr's body is made up means it is nearly impossible to kill him: you have to kill all 666 of his familiars at once or he can regenerate them instantly.
  • Video Game / Final Fantasy VI In addition, zombie-type enemies are functionally immune to instant death: anything that would kill them instantly instead causes them to regenerate with full HP.
  • Regenerators and Iron Maidens are similar entities; both can regenerate (unless you shoot them in the right place) and grab you from across the room, and the latter can kill you instantly.
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