assassinate

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.

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as·sassi·nation n.

as·sassi·native adj.

as·sassi·nator n.

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assassinate

Verb

[-nating, -nated] to murder (a prominent person)

assassination n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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"

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assassinate

verb murder, kill, eliminate (slang) take out (slang) terminate, hit (slang) slay, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. liquidate

Translations

assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] vt → asesinar

assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] assassin vt → assassiner

assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] assassin vt → ermorden, ein Attentat verüben auf +acc

assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] vt → assassinare

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assassinate

v assassinate [əˈsӕsineit]

to murder, especially for political reasons The president was assassinated by terrorists.vermoorيَغْتال، يَقْتُل غَدْراًубивамzavraždit (úkladně)snigmyrde(bei einem Attentat) ermordenδολοφονώ (για πολιτικούς λόγους)asesinarreetlikult tapmaکشتن؛ ترور کردنsalamurhataassassinerלְהִתְנָקֵשहत्या करनाizvršiti atentatorvul meggyilkolmembunuh(laun)myrðaassassinare暗殺する암살하다nužudytinoslepkavotmembunuhvermoorden(snik)myrdedokonać zamachuassassinara asasinaубивать (по политическим мотивам)zavraždiťumoritiizvršiti atentatlönnmördaลอบสังหารsuikast yapmak暗殺чинити вбивство з політичних мотивівقتل کرنا ، ہلاک کرناám sát暗杀

n asˌsassiˈnation

sluipmoordإغْتِيالубийствоvražda (úkladná)snigmordder Mordanschlagδολοφονία (υψηλών προσώπων)asesinatosalamõrvآدمکشیsalamurhaassassinatהִתְנַקְשוּתहत्याatentat(or)gyilkosságpembunuhan(laun)morðassassinio暗殺암살nužudymasslepkavībapembunuhanmoord(snik)mordzamach na życieassassínioasasinat(предательское) убийствоvraždaumoratentatlönnmordการลอบสังหารsuikast暗殺вбивство з політичних мотивівدھوکے سے قتل ، سیاسی قتلsự ám sát暗杀

n asˈsassin

a person who assassinates. sluipmoordenaarمُغْتال، قاتِلубиецvrahsnigmorderder/die Attentäter/inδολοφόνοςasesinosalamõrvarقاتلsalamurhaajaassassinמִתְנָקֵשहत्याराatentatororgyilkospembunuh(laun)morðingiassassino暗殺者암살자žudikasslepkavapembunuhmoordenaar(snik)morderzamachowiecassassinoasa­­­sin(наёмный) убийцаvrahmorilecatentator, plaćeni ubica[]mördareผู้ลอบสังหารkatil??暗殺者найманий убивцяقاتلkẻ ám sát暗杀者