Assassinate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈsæsəneɪt|
Brit.
|əˈsæsɪneɪt|
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 reputationHe 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
I/you/we/they: assassinate
he/she/it: assassinates
present participle: assassinating
past tense: assassinated
past participle: assassinated
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