assassinate
11assassinate — UK [əˈsæsɪneɪt] / US [əˈsæsɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms assassinate : present tense I/you/we/they assassinate he/she/it assassinates present participle assassinating past tense assassinated past participle assassinated to kill a famous or …
12assassinate — assassination, n. assassinative, adj. assassinator, n. /euh sas euh nayt /, v.t., assassinated, assassinating. 1. to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously. 2. to destroy or harm …
13assassinate — 01. Police fear that terrorists may try to [assassinate] the President during his appearance at the summit. 02. Some people believe that Martin Luther King, Jr. was [assassinated] by someone other than the man who was convicted of the crime. 03.… …
14assassinate — as|sas|sin|ate [əˈsæsıneıt US səneıt] v [T] to murder an important person ▪ a plot to assassinate the President see usage note ↑kill1 …
15assassinate — [[t]əsæ̱sɪneɪt[/t]] assassinates, assassinating, assassinated VERB When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act. [be V ed] Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?... [V n]… …
16assassinate v — A murderer had heartburn because of something the assassinate …
17assassinate — verb (T) to murder an important person: a plot to assassinate the President see kill 1 …
18assassinate — verb a plot to assassinate the premier Syn: murder, kill, slaughter; eliminate, execute; liquidate; informal hit, terminate, knock off; literary slay See note at kill …
19assassinate — as•sas•si•nate [[t]əˈsæs əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. to murder a politically prominent person 2) to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person s character[/ex] • Etymology:… …
20assassinate — /əˈsæsəneɪt / (say uh sasuhnayt) verb (t) (assassinated, assassinating) 1. to kill by sudden or secret, premeditated assault, especially for political or religious motives. 2. to blight or destroy treacherously: to assassinate a person s… …
