Defenition of the word assassinate
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Defenition of the word assassinate
- To deliberately and purposely end the life of a political, public or other significant figure, usually publically.
- murder; of socially prominent persons
- destroy or damage seriously, as of someone''s reputation; "He assassinated his enemy''s character"
- 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
- murder; especially of socially prominent persons
Synonyms for the word assassinate
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- eliminate
- gun down
- kill
- kill in cold blood
- murder
- shoot
- slay
- snuff out
Similar words in the assassinate
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- assassinate
- assassinated
- assassinates
Hypernyms for the word assassinate
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- asperse
- besmirch
- calumniate
- defame
- denigrate
- kill
- slander
- smear
- smirch
- sully
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