This is the 15224th most frequent German word.
tötete
"tötete" means "killed" (past tense of "kill").
The verb 'tötete' is used in the simple past tense to describe an action of killing performed by the subject.
Der Jäger tötete das Wild.
The hunter killed the game.
The verb 'tötete' is employed metaphorically to indicate the act of abruptly ending the conversation.
Er tötete das Gespräch mit seinem Dazwischenreden.
He killed the conversation by interrupting.
In this sentence, 'tötete' is used figuratively to express the idea of suppressing or halting progress.