Translation of "occidebat" into English

third-person singular imperfect active indicative of occīdō "he (she, it) was felling, he (she, it) was cutting to the ground; he (she, it) was beating, he (she, it) was smashing, he (she, it) was crushing" "he (she, it) was killing, he (she, it) was slaying, he (she, it) was slaughtering" ( by extension ) "he (she, it) was plaguing to death, he (she, it) was torturing, he (she, it) was tormenting, he (she, it) was pestering" ( by extension ) "he (she, it) was ruining, he (she, it) was undoing, he (she, it) was bringing about the ruin of"