Kill and Subdue

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Subdue and kill are semantically related. in alleviate topic. In some cases you can use "Subdue" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Subdue verb - To achieve a victory over.

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Kill and subdue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Subdue".

Nearby Words: subdual, subduing

person	kill person	subdue person
girl	kill girl	subdue girl
man	kill man	subdue man
people	kill people	subdue people
Other words: human, husband, men, someone, way, victim, monster, dog, dragon, target, anyone, opponent, enemy, everyone, victims, opponents, enemies, heroes.

They haven't managed to kill or subdue a single monster on their own, but are almost always victims of a Curb-Stomp Battle.

Source: Redshirt Army
One of them, a catlike creature called a Night Stalker, was assigned to act as a "balancer" between light and dark, which in practice meant that he was driven to subdue or kill people or beings who attempted to kill others.

Source: Balance Between Good and Evil
Much like his G1 counterpart, Unicron would have killed off the cast and ended the show by simply waking up if Optimus had not used the Matrix to kill/subdue him after just three episodes.

Source: Too Powerful to Live

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