n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: mur · dered ; mur · der · ing \ ' m ə r-d( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 : to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice
2 : to slaughter wantonly : SLAY
3 a : to put an end to b : TEASE , TORMENT c : MUTILATE , MANGLE < murder s French> d : to defeat badly
intransitive verb : to commit murder
synonyms see KILL