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a learned borrowing from Latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in the formation of compound words: pesticide, homicide.

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Origin of -cide

late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin -cīda “killer,” -cīdium “act of killing,” derivatives of caedere “to strike, beat, cut down, kill” (in compounds -cīdere )

Words nearby -cide

cicisbeo, ciclopirox olamine, ciclosporin, Cid, -cidal, -cide, Cid, El, cider, cider press, cider vinegar, ci-devant

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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.
Notes & Queries, No. 30. Saturday, May 25, 1850|Various
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 Administration
He 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 Administration
There was once a rich old man who was called the Bar-me-cide.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold|James Baldwin

If 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

-cide

n combining form

indicating a person or thing that killsinsecticide

indicating a killing; murderhomicide

Derived forms of -cide

-cidal, adj combining form

Word Origin for -cide

from Latin -cīda (agent), -cīdium (act), from caedere to kill

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Medical definitions for -cide

-cide

suff.

Killer:bactericide.

Act of killing:suicide.

Scientific definitions for -cide

-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.