Verbs related to CONFLICT AND WARFARE Flashcards
To explode or be destroyed by explosion. / To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion.
“More civilians than soldiers have been _____ ___ by anti-personnel mines.”
Blown up (Blow up)
When something dangerous or unpleasant suddenly starts.
“World War I _____ ___ in 1914”
Broke out
To take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force.
“Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were ________.”
Captured
To announce or express something clearly and publicly, esp. officially.
“The country ______ independence in 1952 (= announced that it was no longer under the control of another country).”
Declared
To win against someone in a fight, war, or competition.
“Napoleon was ________ by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo”
Defeated
To kill someone as a legal punishment.
“She was condemned to death and __________ two weeks later.”
Executed
(Usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses
“Burglars _______ cash and mobiles from a shop in Tagore Town”
Looted
To defeat or remove someone from power, using force.
“It is said that Allende’s government in Chile was __________ by the army and the CIA in 1973.”
Overthrown
To give freedom or free movement to someone or something.
“He was _______ from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence.”
Released
To go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger.
“The troops _____ under heavy fire from the enemy.”
Retreated
To fire/bombard shells at something.
“They were under orders to _______ the hospital and the town hall”
Shell
To stop fighting and admit defeat.
“They laid down their weapons and _______”
Surrendered
