Definition of kill off phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

kill off

phrasal verb

kill somebody/something off

to make a lot of plants, animals, etc. die
- Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in the user's body.
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to stop or get rid of something
- He has effectively killed off any political opposition.

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