-cide
a learned borrowing from Latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in the formation of compound words: pesticide, homicide.
Origin of -cide
1Words Nearby -cide
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How to use -cide in a sentence
Je devise a ma joefne fille Isabel Bardolf en cide de lui marier un hanap plat door.
Den when I 'cide to marry Bob Thomas, she he'p me fix a hope ches'.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. | Work Projects AdministrationHe never did force any of us to go to church, if we didn't want to, dat was left to us to 'cide.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves | Work Projects AdministrationThere was once a rich old man who was called the Bar-me-cide.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold | James BaldwinIf you don't 'cide pretty quick, I'll put a big rock a-top o' you, an' stop fer you answer when I come back in de ebenin'.'
Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences | Frank R. Stockton
British Dictionary definitions for -cide
indicating a person or thing that kills: insecticide
indicating a killing; murder: homicide
Origin of -cide
1Derived forms of -cide
- -cidal, adj combining form
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Scientific definitions for -cide
A suffix that means a killer of. It is used to form the names of chemicals that kill a specified organism, such as pesticide, a chemical that kills pests.
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