assassinate

[As*sas·sin*ate]

To assassinate someone means to target and deliberately kill that person. The word assassinate is almost always used to describe the killing of a famous person.

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To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.

Verb
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone''s reputation; "He assassinated his enemy''s character"

Verb
murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"


v. t.
To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.

v. t.
To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly.

n.
An assassination, murder, or murderous assault.

n.
An assassin.


Assassinate

As*sas"sin*ate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assassinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating .] [LL. assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.] 1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.
Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated.
2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic]
Your rhymes assassinate our fame.
Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me, assassinated and betrayed.
Syn. -- To kill; murder; slay. See Kill.

Assassinate

As*sas"sin*ate , n. [F. assassinat.] 1. An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [Obs.]
If I had made an assassinate upon your father.
2. An assassin. [Obs.] Dryden.

To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.

An assassination, murder, or murderous assault.

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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.

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