Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put to death

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables
put -to death
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kill as punishment for capital crimes; to execute.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

puts to death (present, singular) putting to death (participle, present)

Frequently Paired Words

murder murther

Synonyms

execute

Questions

What does put to death mean?
To kill as punishment for capital crimes; to execute.

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