Sentence:  If James should be pleased to <WSD>massacre</WSD> them all, as Maximilian had <WSD>massacred</WSD> the Theban legion 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)