assassinate

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/əˈsasɪneɪt/ English

Definitions

noun

Assassination, murder.
An assassin.

verb

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.

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Synonyms

murdered slain kill killing stab assassin terminate with extreme prejudice strike down execute hand someone his head have someone's head tweep stab in the back kill someone dead smite bake someone's bread

Associated

fidel foiled frick hitler assassination castro archduke dictator poisoned fails lenin

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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