commit suicide

English

Verb

commit suicide (third-person singular simple present commits suicide, present participle committing suicide, simple past and past participle committed suicide)

  1. To kill oneself; to take one's own life.

Usage notes

The conventional verb construction is "to commit suicide". Some mental-health advocates discourage this usage as outdated and stigmatizing; suggested alternatives include "die by suicide", "suicide" (as a verb; an anthimeria), or rephrasings without the word suicide.[1][2][3]

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References
  1. “Conscious Language in The American Heritage Dictionary”, in Conscious Style Guide‎, February 22, 2018, retrieved 30 June 2021
  2. “Commit suicide”, in Cambridge Dictionary‎, accessed 30 June 2021
  3. “Suicide”, in Dictionary.com‎, accessed 30 June 2021
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