commit suicide

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commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide"

kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

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THE Members of a Legislature, being told that they were the meanest thieves in the world, resolved to commit suicide.

Fables by Aesop View in context

Women are constantly trying to commit suicide for love, but generally they take care not to succeed.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

I wondered if a practiced swimmer like myself had ever tried to commit suicide by drowning, and had been so resolute to die that he had resisted the temptation to let his own skill keep him from sinking.

The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context

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