genocide
To commit genocide; to eliminate completelyTo commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» This is called genocide.
Это называется геноцидом. — marafon
Це називається геноцид. — deniko
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1 sensesTo commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely.
Examples
90 sentencesThis is called genocide.
Це називається геноцид. — deniko
ruЭто называется геноцидом. — marafon
Genocides of the twentieth century killed more people than all the wars.
deDie Völkermorde des 20. Jahrhunderts töteten mehr Menschen als alle Kriege zusammen. — Naina
Nobody stopped the genocide.
Ніхто не зупинив геноцид. — deniko
Speaking of genocide, today is Columbus Day.
deApropos Völkermord, heute ist Kolumbus-Tag. — enteka
English imperialism is a linguistic genocide.
Forms
genocides, genociding, genocided, genocidedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.