English Explanatory Dictionary

assassinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
  2. To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.
noun
  1. Assassination, murder.
  2. An assassin.

Pronunciation

/əˈsæsɪneɪt/ /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪt/ En-us-assassinate.ogg

Word forms

assassinate assassinates assassinating assassinated

Etymology

From assassin + -ate, after Middle French assassiner.

Synonyms

erase hit murder annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak crush dash deactivate dead demolish destroy dispatch dispose of do do in dust eliminate end eradicate ex exterminate finish finish off flatten grease knock off lay waste to make away with merc mortify neutralize obliterate off pay off pick off polish off pop off punch someone's ticket put an end to put down put someone out of their misery put six feet under put to sleep ravage rub out ruin scotch scupper scuttle send to eternity send to hell

Related words

assassin assassination murder regicide

Derived words

assassinatee assassinative assassinator assassinatrix character-assassinate unassassinated
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