puts to death
Carries out execution
Puts to death means to kill, typically through official or deliberate action.
The phrase usually implies execution by legal authority The state puts convicted murderers to death or mercy killing The vet recommended we put the dog to death.
It carries more gravity than simply "kills," suggesting a formal or considered act rather than spontaneous violence.
Painlessly end life
- put downInsulting remark meant to diminish
- put to sleepInduce unconsciousness or death
- cullSelective removal
- slaughterKilling for meat
veterinarian · lethal dose · mercy killing · livestock · shelter · euthanasia
Capital punishment by needle
- electric chairElectrocution execution device
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- firing squadGroup executing by gunshot
- gallowsExecution hanging apparatus
capital punishment · hangman · executioner · last meal · condemned · scaffold · execution date · stay of execution
Remove completely
- dispatchSend with speed
- terminateBring to an end
- liquidateConvert assets to currency
- neutralizeCancel an effect
silence · remove · snuff out · do away with · finish off · take out · rub out · knock off
euthanize
Painlessly end life
- put downInsulting remark meant to diminish
- put to sleepInduce unconsciousness or death
- cullSelective removal
slaughter · veterinarian · lethal dose · mercy killing · livestock · shelter · euthanasia
lethal injection
Capital punishment by needle
- electric chairElectrocution execution device
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- firing squadGroup executing by gunshot
gallows · capital punishment · hangman · executioner · last meal · condemned · scaffold · execution date · stay of execution · beheading
eliminate
Remove completely
neutralize · silence · remove · snuff out · do away with · finish off · take out · rub out · knock off · dispose of