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What is the verb for dead?

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die
  1. (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
    1. followed by of; general use:
    2. followed by from; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences:
    3. followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes:
    4. (now rare) followed by with as an indication of direct cause:
    5. (still current) followed by with as an indication of manner:
  2. (transitive) To stop living and undergo (a specified death).
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To yearn intensely.
  4. (intransitive) To be utterly cut off by family or friends, as if dead.
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
  6. (intransitive, colloquial, hyperbolic) To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
  7. (figuratively, intransitive, hyperbolic) To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
  8. (intransitive, of a machine) To stop working, to break down.
  9. (intransitive, of a computer program) To abort, to terminate (as an error condition).
  10. To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
  11. To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
  12. (often with "to") To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
  13. (video game) To be killed by an enemy. Usually followed by to or another preposition.
  14. (architecture) To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
  15. To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
  16. (of a stand-up comedian or a joke) To fail to evoke laughter from the audience.
  17. Synonyms:
      18. perish, croak, expire, decease, depart, flatline, exit, demise, drop, fall, succumb, conk, go, part, drown, suffocate, pass away, pass on, depart this life, drop dead, cease to exist, check out, conk out, rest in peace, be lost, be taken, bite the dust, kick the bucket, be no more, breathe one's last, buy it, cark it, go belly up, go belly-up, kick it, peg out, pop off, drop off, give up the ghost, go bung, peg it, push up the daisies, relinquish life, snuff it, be six feet under, cross the Styx, go the way of the dinosaurs, step out, bite the big one, buy the farm … more
  18. Examples:
      19. “When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm going to go to the place that's the best.”
      “As the night wore on, the commotion in the streets would gradually die.”
      “They waited for the storm to die away before trying to move her.”
dead
  1. (transitive) To prevent by disabling; stop.
  2. (transitive) To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
  3. (Britain, transitive, slang) To kill.
dying
  1. (nonstandard) present participle of dye (Alternative form of dyeing)
  2. Synonyms:
      3. perishing, croaking, expiring, deceasing, departing, flatlining, exiting, demising, dropping, falling, succumbing, conking, going, parting, drowning, suffocating, passing away, passing on, departing this life, dropping dead, ceasing to exist, checking out, conking out, resting in peace, biting the dust, kicking the bucket, breathing one's last, buying it, carking it, going belly up, going belly-up, kicking it, pegging out, popping off, dropping off, giving up the ghost, going bung, pegging it, pushing up the daisies, relinquishing life, snuffing it, crossing the Styx, going the way of the dinosaurs, stepping out, biting the big one, buying the farm, going to glory, going way of all flesh, crossing the great divide, kicking in … more
deads
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dead
dying
  1. present participle of die
  2. Synonyms:
      3. perishing, croaking, expiring, deceasing, departing, flatlining, exiting, demising, dropping, falling, succumbing, conking, going, parting, drowning, suffocating, passing away, passing on, departing this life, dropping dead, ceasing to exist, checking out, conking out, resting in peace, biting the dust, kicking the bucket, breathing one's last, buying it, carking it, going belly up, going belly-up, kicking it, pegging out, popping off, dropping off, giving up the ghost, going bung, pegging it, pushing up the daisies, relinquishing life, snuffing it, crossing the Styx, going the way of the dinosaurs, stepping out, biting the big one, buying the farm, going to glory, going way of all flesh, crossing the great divide, kicking in … more
die
  1. Obsolete spelling of dye
  2. Synonyms:
      3. perish, croak, expire, decease, depart, flatline, exit, demise, drop, fall, succumb, conk, go, part, drown, suffocate, pass away, pass on, depart this life, drop dead, cease to exist, check out, conk out, rest in peace, be lost, be taken, bite the dust, kick the bucket, be no more, breathe one's last, buy it, cark it, go belly up, go belly-up, kick it, peg out, pop off, drop off, give up the ghost, go bung, peg it, push up the daisies, relinquish life, snuff it, be six feet under, cross the Styx, go the way of the dinosaurs, step out, bite the big one, buy the farm … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm going to go to the place that's the best.”
      “As the night wore on, the commotion in the streets would gradually die.”
      “They waited for the storm to die away before trying to move her.”
dies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of die
  2. Synonyms:
      3. perishes, croaks, expires, deceases, departs, flatlines, exits, demises, drops, falls, succumbs, conks, goes, parts, drowns, suffocates, passes away, passes on, departs this life, drops dead, ceases to exist, checks out, conks out, rests in peace, bites the dust, kicks the bucket, breathes one's last, buys it, carks it, goes belly up, goes belly-up, kicks it, pegs out, pops off, drops off, gives up the ghost, goes bung, pegs it, pushes up the daisies, relinquishes life, snuffs it, crosses the Styx, goes the way of the dinosaurs, steps out, bites the big one, buys the farm, goes to glory, goes way of all flesh, crosses the great divide, kicks in … more
deaded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of dead
  2. Examples:
      3. “The detonation produced a second, more extraordinary effect: an electromagnetic pulse that deaded all electronics within a six-hundred-square-mile radius.”
      “This dude at the club was trying to kill us so I deaded him, and then I had to collect from Spice.”
died
  1. simple past tense and past participle of die
  2. Synonyms:
      3. perished, croaked, expired, deceased, departed, flatlined, exited, demised, dropped, fell, felled, fallen, succumbed, conked, went, gone, parted, drowned, suffocated, passed away, passed on, departed this life, dropped dead, ceased to exist, checked out, conked out, rested in peace, bit the dust, bitten the dust, kicked the bucket, breathed one's last, bought it, carked it, went belly up, gone belly up, went belly-up, gone belly-up, kicked it, pegged out, popped off, dropped off, gave up the ghost, given up the ghost, went bung, gone bung, pegged it, pushed up the daisies, relinquished life, snuffed it, crossed the Styx … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As third in the line of succession, she would only become queen if her brothers both died or became ineligible.”
      “The political dinosaurs of earlier periods had died or been exiled, and the growing aristocratization of government clearly suited him.”
      “She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.”
deading
  1. present participle of dead
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