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assassinate: Meaning and Definition of
as•sas•si•nate
Pronunciation: (u-sas'u-nāt"), [key]
— -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
- to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
- to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character.
See also:
- assassinate (Thesaurus)
