kill off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To eliminate, or make extinct.
  2. Of writers or producers, to permanently take a character out of a television series or other work by purposefully and deliberately having them killed within the plot.
  3. To put an end to.

Pronunciation

/kɪl ɒf/ /kɪl ɔf/ /kɪl ɑf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-kill off.wav

Word forms

kill off kills off killing off killed off

Etymology

From kill + off.

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