What is another word for be slain?

Pronunciation: [biː slˈe͡ɪn] (IPA)

The phrase "be slain" typically means to be killed or be murdered. There are several synonyms that could be used in its place, depending on the context and the tone of the sentence. Some of these synonyms include "perish," "die," "fall," "meet one's end," "be put to death," "be eliminated," and "meet one's doom." Each of these phrases conveys a sense of finality, as if the subject is nearing the end of their life or facing a dire fate. When selecting a synonym for "be slain," it is important to choose one that accurately conveys the intended meaning and tone of the sentence.

What are the hypernyms for Be slain?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Be slain

  • Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
    Nagarjuna
  • Outwardly, what is simpler than to write books? Outwardly, what obstacles are there for a woman rather than for a man? Inwardly, I think, the case is very different; she has still many ghosts to fight, many prejudices to overcome. Indeed it will be a long time still, I think, before a woman can sit down to write a book without finding a phantom to be slain, a rock to be dashed against. And if this is so in literature, the freest of all professions for women, how is it in the new professions which you are now for the first time entering?
    Virginia Woolf
  • Men think it right to eat animals, because they are led to believe that God sanctions it. This is untrue. No matter in what books it may be written that it is not sinful to slay animals and to eat them, it is more clearly written in the heart of man than in any books that animals are to be pitied and should not be slain any more than human beings. We all know this if we do not choke the voice of our conscience.
    Leo Tolstoy
  • Jupiter, now assuredly is the time when I could readily consent to be slain, 4 lest life should sully this ecstasy with some disaster.
    Terence

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