Terminate and Zap

Terminate

Terminate verb - To put to death deliberately.
Usage example: the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition

Zap and terminate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Zap" instead a verb "Terminate".

Zap

Zap verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
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Synonyms for Zap

Terminate and zap are semantically related in destroy topic. Sometimes you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Zap".

Nearby Word: zapping

Common collocations

someone terminate someone zap someone
everyone terminate everyone zap everyone
humans terminate humans zap humans
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