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

assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] vtasesinar
assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] assassin vtassassiner
assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] assassin vtermorden, ein Attentat verüben auf +acc
assassinate [əˈsæsɪneɪt] vtassassinare

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
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
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

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He waited until the place had become absolutely silent and expectant, then he delivered his deadliest shot; delivered it with ice-cold seriousness and deliberation, with a significant emphasis upon the closing words: he said he believed that the reward offered for the lost knife was humbug and bunkum, and that its owner would know where to find it whenever he should have occasion TO ASSASSINATE SOMEBODY.
"Sire," answered the grand-vizir, "it is most dangerous for a monarch to confide in a man whose faithfulness is not proved, You do not know that this physician is not a traitor come here to assassinate you.
Whether the object be to crush an army, to storm a city, or to assassinate an individual, it is always necessary to begin by finding out the names of the attendants, the aides-de-camp, and door-keepers and sentries of the general in command.
 
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