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as·sas·si·nate
 assassinate
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- pronunciation:
sae
sih
neIt
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verb |
| inflections: |
assassinates, assassinating, assassinated |
| definition: |
If someone is assassinated, they are killed by another person who is paid to do it or does it because of some cause they believe in. The word "assassinate" is used when it is a leader who is killed, especially a leader in government or politics. Often the leader is a famous person.
An actor named John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln.- similar words:
- kill, shoot, stab
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| related words: |
murder |
| derivations: |
assassination (n.), assassinator (n.) |
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