"slay" meaning in All languages combined

See slay on Wiktionary

Verb [Inglês]

IPA: /sleɪ/,, /sleI/
Forms: to slay [infinitive], slays [third-person, singular], slew [past], slain [participle], slaying [gerund], to slay [infinitive], slays [third-person, singular], slayed [past], slayed [participle], slaying [gerund]
  1. matar, assassinar
    Sense id: pt-slay-en-verb-OZ-GG46X
  2. conquistar, dominar
    Sense id: pt-slay-en-verb-XxN7t2Yi
  3. destruir
    Sense id: pt-slay-en-verb-4TIKF-sP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kill, murder, assassinate, conquer, defeat, overcome Derived forms: slayer
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