Assassinate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈsæsəneɪt|  American pronunciation of the word assassinate
Brit.  |əˈsæsɪneɪt|  British pronunciation of the word assassinate

verb

- murder; especially of socially prominent persons
Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
- destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
He assassinated his enemy's character

Extra examples

They discovered a secret plot to assassinate the governor.

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel

He assassinated his enemy's character

Police uncovered a plot to assassinate the prime minister.

...incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president that inevitably failed...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: assassinate
he/she/it: assassinates
present participle: assassinating
past tense: assassinated
past participle: assassinated
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