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assassinate

 
Dictionary: as·sas·si·nate   (ə-săs'ə-nāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.
  1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.
  2. To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character.
assassination as·sas'si·na'tion n.
assassinative as·sas'si·na'tive adj.
assassinator as·sas'si·na'tor n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: murder; esp. of socially prominent persons

Meaning #2: destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation


Misspellings: assassinate
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Common misspelling(s) of assassinate

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Translations: Assassinate
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - snigmyrde, begå attentat imod

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermoorden, vernietigen (m.n. goede naam)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Pol) assassiner

Deutsch (German)
v. - ermorden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δολοφονώ (για πολιτικούς λόγους)

Italiano (Italian)
assassinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - assassinato (m)

Русский (Russian)
убивать в политических целей, убить преднамеренно

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asesinar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lönnmörda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
暗杀, 行刺

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 暗殺, 行刺

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 암살하다, 을 손상시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 暗殺する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغتال, يشهوه سمعه شخص ما, اغتيال, قتل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮רצח, התנקש‬


 
 
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