killed

adjective

ˈkild How to pronounce killed (audio)
Synonyms of killednext
: being or containing a virus that has been inactivated (as by chemicals) so that it is no longer infectious
killed vaccines

Examples of killed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Killed January 22, 2015 by an illegal immigrant who shot him in the face. —New York Times, 1 Sep. 2016

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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of killed was in 1902

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killed

adjective
ˈkild How to pronounce killed (audio)
: being or containing a virus that has been inactivated (as by chemicals) so that it is no longer infectious
killed vaccines
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