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suicide definition

sui·cide (so̵̅o̅′ə sīd′)

noun

  1. the act of killing oneself intentionally
  2. ruin of one's interests or prospects through one's own actions, policies, etc.
  3. a person who commits suicide

Etymology: L sui, of oneself (< IE *sewe-, refl. pron. < base *se-, apart > OE swæs, own) + -cide

intransitive verb suicided -·cid′ed, suiciding -·cid′·ing

Rare to commit suicide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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