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assassinate
[ uh-sas-uh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
Synonyms: slay
- to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously:
to assassinate a person's character.
assassinate
/ əˈsæsɪˌneɪt /
verb
- to murder (a person, esp a public or political figure), usually by a surprise attack
- to ruin or harm (a person's reputation, etc) by slander
Derived Forms
- asˌsassiˈnation, noun
Other Words From
- as·sas·si·na·tion [uh, -sas-, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n] noun
- as·sas·si·na·tive adjective
- as·sas·si·na·tor noun
- un·as·sas·si·nat·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of assassinate1
Example Sentences
The last time it was declared in South Korea was in 1979, when a long-term president had been assassinated during a coup.
Israel was assassinating senior Hezbollah figures in the suburb, but it was using large, bunker-busting bombs, each capable of destroying a residential building.
He was 14 when his father and namesake was assassinated in 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
The militant and political group had previously closely guarded access to the suburb, known as the Dahieh, particularly the place where Nasrallah was assassinated, which was entirely closed off.
Last year, US intelligence services said they had discovered that Wagner allegedly orchestrated a plot to assassinate Déby but failed to carry it out.
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