lifesteal

L1I1F4E1S1T1E1A1L1
/ˈlaɪ̯f.stiːl/

noun

A video game mechanic where players can increase their own health by harming other entities.

OriginEnglish steal ← Middle English stelen ← Old English stelan →
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Meanings

nounlifesteal (uncountable)

alternative life steal

  1. uncountablevideo gamesA video game mechanic where players can increase their own health by harming other entities.
    1. uncountablevideo gamesA type of Minecraft game mode where players can steal the maximum health of other players by killing them.
verblifesteal (third-person singular simple present lifesteals, present participle lifestealing, simple past lifestole or (nonstandard) lifestealed, past participle lifestolen)

present singular third person lifesteals · participle present lifestealing · past lifestole · nonstandard past lifestealed · participle past lifestolen · alternative life steal

  1. video gamesTo utilize the lifesteal mechanic, to steal health.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  2. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*lībą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*līb
  5. Old Englishlīf
  6. Middle Englishlyf
  7. Englishlife
  8. Proto-Germanic*stelaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*stelan
  10. Old Englishstelan
  11. Middle Englishstelen
  12. Englishsteal
  13. Englishlifesteal

From life + steal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lifesteal

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Cite this entry
APA

lifesteal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifesteal

MLA

“lifesteal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifesteal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifesteal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifesteal.

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