assassinate

Plural: assassinates

Verb

• 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
  • "He assassinated his enemy's character"
• To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
• To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.

Noun

• Assassination, murder.
• An assassin.

Examples

• Mor. Why? if I had made an assassinate upon your Father; vitiated your Mother: ravished your Sisters― Tru. I would kill you, Sir, I would kill you, if you had. Mor. Why? you do more in this, Sir: it were a vengeance centuple, for all facinorous Acts, that could be nam'd, to do that you do.

Related Words

assassin, assassination, murder, regicide