to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish (a flame or light); to butcher; to injure, damage; to fatigue, exhaust, tire out
“Te van a matar, sin piedad.” — They're going to kill you, no mercy.
Synonyms: extinguir, apagar, dañar, enfermar, fatigar, cansar, deslustrar, opacar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱtósder. Proto-Italic *maktos Latin mactus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mactāre? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Italic *madēō Latin madēre Latin *maditus Late Latin mattusder.? Vulgar Latin *mattāre? Proto-Indo-European *met-der. Proto-Indo-European *mot-(i-) La