Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Warn
Warn verb - To give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He doesn't want to kill people with his magic (and he usually has to kill them to prevent his secret getting out) so he tries to warn them off in advance.
Source: Don't Make Me Destroy You -
Ho finds out about this and tries to warn him, but Kit won't believe him — he's still mad at his brother and he wants to kill Shing more than anything.
Source: Film / A Better Tomorrow -
The brother's henchman tries to warn Mortimer that his brother wants to kill him, but Mortimer ignores him.
Source: Death by Genre Savviness
Cite this Source
Warn and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/warn
Kill & Warn. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/warn>.
Warn or Kill. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/warn.
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