end one's life

verb

To commit suicide.

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take one's own lifean herocatch the buscommit hara-kiricommit seppukucommit sudokukill oneselfoff oneself
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Meanings

verbend one's life (third-person singular simple present ends one's life, present participle ending one's life, simple past and past participle ended one's life)

present singular third person ends one's life · participle present ending one's life · participle past ended one's life · past ended one's life

  1. euphemisticTo commit suicide.

    Synonyms: take one's own life, an hero, catch the bus, commit hara-kiri, commit seppuku, commit sudoku, kill oneself, off oneself

  2. To spend the rest of one's life a certain way.

    Synonyms: end one's days

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo commit suicide.

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take one's own lifean herocatch the buscommit hara-kiricommit seppukucommit sudokukill oneselfoff oneselfroperopemaxxself-deleteself-killsuicidetake one's own lifetop oneself

verbTo spend the rest of one's life a certain way.

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end one's days
Also see
commit suicideend one's dayssillycidesuicide
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