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Definition of Assassinate

Assassinate
Assassinate As*sas"sin*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assassinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating.] [LL. assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.] 1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated. --Dryden. 2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic] Your rhymes assassinate our fame. --Dryden. Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me, assassinated and betrayed. --Milton. Syn: To kill; murder; slay. See Kill.
Assassinate
Assassinate As*sas"sin*ate, n. [F. assassinat.] 1. An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [Obs.] If I had made an assassinate upon your father. --B. Jonson. 2. An assassin. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Meaning of Assassinate from wikipedia

- ********ination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by...
- list of successful ********inations, sorted by location. For failed ********ination attempts, see List of people who survived ********ination attempts. For the...
- Petersen House opposite the theater. He was the first U.S. president to be ********inated. His funeral and burial were marked by an extended period of national...
- 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was ********inated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas...
- his presidential campaigns and his first term in office, including ********ination threats and attempts. The first known attempt occurred at a campaign...
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- This is an incomplete list of do****ented attempts to ********inate Adolf Hitler. All attempts occurred in the German Reich, except where noted. No fewer...
- The ********ination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive...
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to ********inate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. There were also attempts by Cuban exiles,...
- The 20 July plot was a failed attempt to ********inate Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and leader of **** Germany, and overthrow the **** regime on 20 July...