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assassinate

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as⋅sas⋅si⋅nate

  [uh-sas-uh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
1. to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
2. to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character.
Origin:
1590–1600; assassin + -ate 1

Related forms:
as⋅sas⋅si⋅na⋅tion, noun
as⋅sas⋅si⋅na⋅tive, adjective
as⋅sas⋅si⋅na⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. slay.
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as·sas·si·nate   (ə-sās'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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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