slaughtered

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of killing animals or humans in large numbers.

  - "The farmer performed the annual slaughter of his livestock."
  - "The Romans engaged in mass slaughter of captured enemies."

• Verb

  To kill or destroy something completely.

  - "The storm had slaughtered the crops."
  - "The economic downturn had slaughtered many businesses."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with slaughtered
deterred , revered , preserved , deferred , endured

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Homophones

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1. Slaughtered (English) : The act of killing animals or humans in large numbers.
   

2. Slaughtered (English) : Past tense and past participle of the verb 'to slaughter'.
   

3. Slaughtered (English) : A person who performs the act of slaughtering.
   

4. Slaughtered (English) : A large number of animals or people killed.
   

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Variants

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slaughter , slaughtered , slaughterer , slaughterers , slaughtering , slaughters , self-slaughtered

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Forms

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slaughters, slaughteredness, more slaughtered, most slaughtered

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to butcher' or 'to cut up'. Derived from Old English 'slahweoran' or 'slahweorde', meaning 'to cut, to kill'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'slaughterhouse' originally referred to a building where animals were butchered, but now it is often used to refer to any place where large numbers of people or animals are killed.

2. The word 'slaughter' comes from the Old English word 'slahweoran', which means 'to cut, to kill'.

3. In ancient Rome, gladiators who were victorious in the arena were often given the title 'Gladiator Slaughtered' (Gladiator Victor) as a mark of their success.

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Related Concepts

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1. Butchery: The process of preparing meat for consumption by cutting and processing it.

2. Bloodshed: The shedding of blood, often as a result of violence or war.

3. Massacre: A large and violent slaughter of people, often carried out as a military action or as an act of revenge.

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Culture

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In literature, 'slaughtered' has been used to describe the brutal killing of characters, such as in the works of William Shakespeare and Ernest Hemingway. In art, the concept of 'slaughtered' has been explored through various mediums, including paintings, sculptures, and installations. In music, songs about 'slaughtered' animals or humans can be found in various genres, such as folk, country, and heavy metal.

How to Memorize "slaughtered"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large group of animals being led to the slaughterhouse, where they are killed and processed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'slaughtered' with the image of a butcher shop or a livestock farm.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Slaughtered animals provide us with meat'.

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