MASSACRE (2)

massacre (2). Massacre, n. butchery, carnage, murder, havoc

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Mas″sa‐cre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Massacred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Massacring (?).] [[Cf. F. massacrer. See Massacre, n.]] To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; — limited to the killing of human beings. If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. Macaulay.