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.