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as·sas·si·nate
(ə-săs′ə-nāt′)tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates
1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.
2. To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character.
as·sas′si·na′tion n.
as·sas′si·na′tive adj.
as·sas′si·na′tor n.
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assassinate
(əˈsæsɪˌneɪt)vb (tr)
1. to murder (a person, esp a public or political figure), usually by a surprise attack
2. to ruin or harm (a person's reputation, etc) by slander
asˌsassiˈnation n
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as•sas•si•nate
(əˈsæs əˌneɪt)v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
1. to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. to murder a politically prominent person.
2. to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character.
[1590–1600]
as•sas`si•na′tion, n.
as•sas′si•na`tor, n.
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assassinate
Past participle: assassinated
Gerund: assassinating
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| Verb | 1. |  assassinate - murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| 2. | assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" |
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assassinate
verb murder, kill, eliminate (slang), take out (slang), terminate, hit (slang), slay, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), liquidate a plot to assassinate the President
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Translations
يَغْتال، يَقْتُل غَدْراً
zavraždit
snigmyrde
orvul meggyilkol
myrîa
nužudymasnužudytižudikas
noslepkavot
umoriti
suikast yapmak
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assassinate
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assassinate
(əˈsӕsineit) verb to murder, especially for political reasons. The president was assassinated by terrorists.
asˌsassiˈnation nounasˈsassin noun
a person who assassinates.
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