- To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.
- To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character.
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
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يغتال, يشهوه سمعه شخص ما, اغتيال, قتل
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - רצח, התנקש
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