No. 487 in Malay
membunuh
To kill.
In a sentence
Beliau dituduh membunuh akibat perkelahian itu.
He was accused of killing as a result of the fight.
Here 'membunuh' is used to indicate the act of killing someone as an intentional and severe action.
Racun itu berpotensi membunuh serangga dalam kebun.
The poison has the potential to kill insects in the garden.
In this sentence, 'membunuh' refers to eliminating living organisms, applied to a general and non-human context.
Kejahilan boleh dianggap membunuh pelbagai aspek kehidupan.
Ignorance can be considered to kill various aspects of life.
Here, 'membunuh' is figuratively used to denote the harm or destruction caused by ignorance.
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