Definition of assassinate Assassinate
/ʌsæˈsʌnejˌt/ - [usatsuneyt] - as•sas•si•nate
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What does assassinate mean?
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| assassinate - murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel" | ||
| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" | ||
| asperse, calumniate, defame, slander, besmirch, denigrate, smirch, sully, smear charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- assassinate (Noun)
Assassination, murder. - assassinate (Noun)
An assassin. - assassinate (Verb)
To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. - assassinate (Verb)
To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- assassinate (v. t.)
To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. - assassinate (v. t.)
To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. - assassinate (n.)
An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. - assassinate (n.)
An assassin.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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assassinate
To deliberately and purposely end the life of a political, public or other significant figure, usually publically.
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🔤- assassinate, verb, present, 1st person singular of assassinate (infinitive).
- assassinate, verb (infinitive).
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