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  2. to murder a famous or important person, esp. for political reasons or in exchange for money: President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. assassination. noun [ C/U ] us/əˌsæs·əˈneɪ·ʃən/ the assassination of John Lennon. (Definition of assassinate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  3. Assassinate definition: to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.. See examples of ASSASSINATE used in a sentence.

  4. The meaning of ASSASSINATE is to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons. How to use assassinate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assassinate.

  5. to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously. 2. to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously. to assassinate a person's character. SYNONYMS 1. slay. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  6. To assassinate someone means to target and deliberately kill that person. The word assassinate is almost always used to describe the killing of a famous person. When a political leader or very well-known person is murdered, the killer is said to assassinate the victim.

  7. 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character. as·sas′si·na′tion n. as·sas′si·na′tive adj. as·sas′si·na′tor n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. assassinate somebody to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons. a plot to assassinate the president; The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.

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