No. 902 in Afrikaans
doodmaak
To kill.
In a sentence
Die jagter het die wild doodgemaak.
The hunter killed the game.
In this sentence, 'doodmaak' is used to describe the act of causing the death of the game by the hunter.
Ons moet die kieme doodmaak deur die oppervlak te ontsmet.
We need to kill the germs by disinfecting the surface.
Here, 'doodmaak' conveys the meaning of eliminating the germs, intended in a figurative sense rather than a literal one.
Te hard werk en geen rus neem nie kan jou energie doodmaak.
Working too hard and taking no rest can kill your energy.
In this example, 'doodmaak' is applied metaphorically to describe the exhaustion of energy or will.
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