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ucid

kill /uˈtʃid/

verb#1087 most common

Also: slay, destroy (figuratively)

Example sentences

Eu nu ucid insecte.
I don't kill insects.
Leii ucid pentru a supraviețui.
Lions kill in order to survive.
Soldații ucid fără milă în război.
Soldiers kill without mercy in war.
Unele bacterii ucid celulele sănătoase.
Some bacteria kill healthy cells.
Zvonurile false ucid reputații în câteva ore.
False rumors kill reputations within hours.
Poeții spun că tăcerea și indiferența ucid mai încet decât cuvintele, dar la fel de sigur.
Poets say that silence and indifference kill more slowly than words, but just as surely.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sguciduciseivoi ucide
2sguciziuciseșivei ucide
3sgucideuciseva ucide
1plucidemuciserămvom ucide
2plucidețiuciserățiveți ucide
3pluciduciserăvor ucide

Word family

ucideto kill (infinitive)ucigașmurderer, killeruciderekilling, the act of murder
ucigătordeadly, murderous
uciskilled, slain

Etymology

Ucid is the first person singular and third person plural present form of a ucide, from Latin occidere, meaning to kill or cut down. Occidere was itself built from the prefix ob- and the verb caedere, to cut or strike. Romanian kept the compound but wore the prefix down to a bare u-, leaving the old root visible only to the trained eye.

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