assassinating

[uh-sas-uh-neyt]

Origin

verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.

to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.

to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character.

Origin:
1590–1600; assassin + -ate¹

Related forms

as·sas·si·na·tion, noun

as·sas·si·na·tive, adjective

as·sas·si·na·tor, noun

coun·ter·as·sas·si·na·tion, noun

un·as·sas·si·nat·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. slay.

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Word Origin & History

assassinate

1610s, from pp. stem of M.L. assassinare (see assassin). Of reputations, characters, etc., from 1620s.

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