put to death
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Kill, execute, as in Another convicted murderer was put to death last night. [c. 1400]
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby put to death
putting green, Putti-Platt operation, Puttnam, putto, put to bed, put to death, put to flight, put together, put to good use, put to rights, put to sea
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