take care of
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Meaning · English
To kill.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
In the motion picture ‘The Godfather’, gangster Virgil Sollozzo took care of Luca Brasi by having him strangled.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “take care of” mean?
To kill.
Is “take care of” formal or informal?
take care of is generally slang.