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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

strike down vb

(transitive, adverb) to cause to die, esp suddenly: he was struck down in his prime

'strike down' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cataplexy - concise - poleax - smite

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