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Avada Kedavraed

Avada Kedavraed is the simple past and past participle of Avada Kedavra.

Meaning of Avada Kedavra

Verb

Avada Kedavra (third-person singular simple present Avada Kedavras, present participle Avada Kedavra-ing, simple past and past participle Avada Kedavra'd or Avada Kedavraed)

  1. (ambitransitive, humorous) To use the Killing Curse from the Harry Potter series on (someone), causing immediate death.
    • There isn’t much point in trying to attack this, the final installment in the epic saga of Harry Potter; everyone in the civilized world has already seen it, and all of the die-hard HP fans won’t accept even the slightest criticism of the movies, save for the degree to which they differ from the...2011 August 16, Kevin Kryah, “Harry ends on a high note”, in Samantha Strong, editor, Cub Reporter, volume 63, number 1, Indianapolis, Ind.: Lawrence Central High School, page 13, column 1
  2. (figuratively, humorous, transitive) To destroy (something).
    • Better be careful, witch, it sounds like he’s about to Avada Kedavra this relationship.2011 December 5, UWM Post, volume 56, number 13, Milwaukee, Wis.: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Questions about Avada Kedavraed

What is Avada Kedavraed the simple past and past participle of?
Avada Kedavraed is the simple past and past participle of Avada Kedavra.

Words near Avada Kedavraed in the dictionary

  1. avacopan
  2. avacuolar
  3. Avada Kedavra
  4. Avada Kedavra'd
  5. Avada Kedavra-ing
  6. Avada Kedavraed
  7. Avada Kedavras
  8. avadana
  9. avadanas
  10. avadavat
  11. avadavats

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