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assassinate
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as·sas·si·nate  (-ss-nt)
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·sassi·nation n.
as·sassi·native adj.
as·sassi·nator n.

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
assassination  n
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Verb1.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"
asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, 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"

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
Translations
assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] VTasesinar

assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] vt [+ president, prime minister, leader] → assassiner

assassinate
vtein Attentat or einen Mordanschlag verüben auf (+acc); JFK was assassinated in DallasJFK fiel in Dallas einem Attentat or Mordanschlag zum Opfer, JFK wurde in Dallas ermordet; they assassinated himsie haben ihn ermordet

assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] vtassassinare

assassinate
v assassinate [əˈsӕsineit]
to murder, especially for political reasons The president was assassinated by terrorists. vermoor يَغْتال، يَقْتُل غَدْراً убивам zavraždit (úkladně) snigmyrde (bei einem Attentat) ermorden δολοφονώ (για πολιτικούς λόγους) asesinar reetlikult tapma کشتن؛ ترور کردن murhata assassiner לְהִתְנָקֵש हत्या करना izvršiti atentat orvul meggyilkol membunuh (laun)myrða assassinare 暗殺する 암살하다 nužudyti noslepkavot membunuh vermoorden (snik)myrde dokonać zamachu assassinar a asasina убивать (по политическим мотивам) zavraždiť umoriti izvršiti atentat lönnmörda ลอบสังหาร suikast yapmak 暗殺 чинити вбивство з політичних мотивів قتل کرنا ، ہلاک کرنا ám sát
n asˌsassiˈnation
sluipmoord إغْتِيال убийство vražda (úkladná) snigmord der Mordanschlag δολοφονία (υψηλών προσώπων) asesinato salamõrv آدمکشی salamurha assassinat הִתְנַקְשוּת हत्या atentat (or)gyilkosság pembunuhan (laun)morð assassinio 暗殺 암살 nužudymas slepkavība pembunuhan moord (snik)mord zamach na życie assassínio asasinat (предательское) убийство vražda umor atentat lönnmord การลอบสังหาร suikast 暗殺 вбивство з політичних мотивів دھوکے سے قتل ، سیاسی قتل sự ám sát
n asˈsassin
a person who assassinates. sluipmoordenaar مُغْتال، قاتِل убиец vrah snigmorder der/die Attentäter/in δολοφόνος asesino salamõrvar قاتل salamurhaaja assassin מִתְנָקֵש हत्यारा atentator orgyilkos pembunuh (laun)morðingi assassino 暗殺者 암살자 žudikas slepkava pembunuh moordenaar (snik)morder zamachowiec assassino asa­­­sin (наёмный) убийца vrah morilec atentator, plaćeni ubica []mördare ผู้ลอบสังหาร katil 暗殺者,刺客 найманий убивця قاتل kẻ ám sát


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