English verb: put to death | |||
| 1. | put to death (social) kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment | ||
| Samples | In some states, criminals are executed. | ||
| Examples | They want to put to death the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | execute | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill, penalise, penalize, punish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burn, crucify, hang, string up | ||
| Verb group | execute | ||