eliminate vs massacre

eliminate

verb
  • To kill (a person or animal). 

  • To exclude (from investigation or from further competition). 

  • To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. 

  • To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions. 

  • To excrete (waste products). 

massacre

verb
  • To kill with great force or brutality. 

  • To win against (an opponent) very decisively. 

  • To perform (a work, such as a musical piece or a play) very poorly. 

  • To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.) 

noun
  • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre 

  • Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport. 

  • The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. 

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