ASSASSINATE
\ɐsˈasɪnˌe͡ɪt], \ɐsˈasɪnˌeɪt], \ɐ_s_ˈa_s_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of ASSASSINATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"
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murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly.
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An assassination, murder, or murderous assault.
By Oddity Software
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To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly.
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An assassination, murder, or murderous assault.
By Noah Webster.
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To kill by secret or treacherous means; slay suddenly or unawares; murder by sudden or treacherous violence.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To kill by secret or treacherous assault.
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To commit treacherous murder.
By James Champlin Fernald
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