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Meaning:
assassinate

to kill (a person especially a politician, ruler), especially for political reasons

murder prominent or important person

capture

the act of capturing

catching, forceful holding

cease

to stop (the usual word)

stop, conclude

clef

the symbol placed at the beginning of a stave to show the pitch of the notes

create writing, artwork, or music

conclude

(to cause a speech, discussion etc) to come to an end

finish, come to an end

deduct

to take away (an amount or part) (from a bill, wage etc)

take away or out; reduce

desist

to stop

stop, refrain from

devalue

(to cause the value of a currency) to become less (especially in exchange for other currencies)

depreciate

discontinue

to put an end to, stop (something)

prevent activity from going on

execute

to kill a person (for a major crime)

kill

improvise

to compose music, words etc during the performance; to provide, make or do (something) quickly, using whatever happens to be available

make up

invent

to make or design (something not existing before); to make up, think of, (something) for the first time

create, think up

make

a particular (style of) product from a particular business company; to produce, construct, shape, form, (something) (especially using parts or materials)

create, build

obliterate

to remove all signs of (something); destroy (something)

destroy

omit

to fail to include (a person, thing); decide and leave out (a person, thing)

exclude, forget

pare

to cut away the outer part, edge or skin of (something)

peel, trim

prune

a kind of dried plum; to cut away parts of (trees, bushes etc) in order to control growth or shape

trim; cut short

relax

(to cause something) to become less tight, stiff or rigid; (to case a person, part of the body) to become less tense, active etc

be or feel at ease

reproduce

to cause (something) to be seen, heard etc again; (of animal, plants) to produce young or offspring

make more copies of

revalue

to put another price on (something); to increase the exchange value of (money)

depreciate

simulate

to pretend to be, have or feel (something)

pretend, imitate

slay

to murder (a person) or kill (a wild animal)

kill

subtract

to take a number, amount etc away (from another number etc)

take away

unbend

to behave in a way free from strain or formality

be or feel at ease

undersell

to sell (goods) at a lower price than competitors

lower, reduce cost

undersold

of undersell

lower, reduce cost

write

to make letters or other symbols on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper

put language down on paper

wrote

of write

put language down on paper

KNOCK OFF as in Wiktionary
KNOCK OFF as in Wikipedia