to murther
9.9
To kill someone on purpose and illegally, used in old writing
- verb
- /ˈmɜrθər/
- Archaic
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asesinar
- As the story unfolded, the tension grew as the characters debated whether to murther the traitor.
Examples
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Come to my woman's breasts and take my milk for gall, you murthering ministers, wherever, in your sightless substances, you wait on nature's mischief.
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In the dark of night, the villain planned to murther the king to seize the throne.
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The old manuscript described how the hero vowed to never murther an innocent soul.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To kill someone on purpose in an illegal way
is the archaic or literary form rather than the modern term
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9.9
To kill someone on purpose, usually by a criminal group
is an archaic literary form rather than a modern informal euphemism
Surface Forms
murther infinitive
murthered past
murthered past participle
murthering present participle
murthres third person singular
Etymology
Murther as a verb comes from the same old English morthor, and it used to mean 'to kill' in a secret or violent way. So to murther someone is to kill them illegally.