What does assassinate mean?
Definitions for assassinate
əˈsæs əˌneɪtas·sas·si·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
assassinateverb
murder; especially of socially prominent persons
"Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
assassinateverb
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
"He assassinated his enemy's character"
Wiktionary
assassinatenoun
Assassination, murder.
assassinatenoun
An assassin.
assassinateverb
To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
assassinateverb
To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ASSASSIN, Assassinatenoun
A murderer; one that kills by treachery, or sudden violence.
Etymology: assassin, Fr. a word brought originally from Asia, where, about the time of the holy war, there was a set of men called assassins, as is supposed for Arsacidæ, who killed any man, without regard to danger, at the command of their chief.
In the very moment as the knight withdrew from the duke, this assassinate gave him, with a back blow, a deep wound into his left side. Henry Wotton.
The Syrian king, who, to surprize
One man, assassin like, had levy’d war,
War unproclaim’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.Here hir’d assassins for their gain invade,
And treach’rous pois’ners urge their fatal trade. John Dryden, Juv.When she hears of a murder, she enlarges more on the guilt of the suffering person, than of the assassin. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Orestes brandish’d the revenging sword,
Slew the dire pair, and gave to fun’ral flame
The vile assassin, and adult’rous dame. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.Useful, we grant, it serves what life requires,
But dreadful too, the dark assassin hires. Alexander Pope, Epist. iii.Assassinatenoun
The crime of an assassin; murder.
Etymology: from assassin.
Were not all assassinates and popular insurrections wrongfully chastised, if the meanness of the offenders indemnified them from punishment? Alexander Pope, Dunciad.
To Assassinateverb
Etymology: from assassin.
Help, neighbours, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated. John Dryden, Span. Friar.
What could provoke thy madness
To assassinate so great, so brave a man! Ambrose Philips, D. Moth.Such usage as your honourable lords
Afford me, assassinated and betray’d,
Who durst not, with your whole united pow’rs,
In fight withstand one single and unarm’d. Samps. Agonist.
Wikipedia
assassinate
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a direct role in matters of the state, may also sometimes be considered an assassination. An assassination may be prompted by political and military motives, or done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman.
ChatGPT
assassinate
Assassinate refers to the act of deliberately killing a prominent or important person, usually for political reasons or for monetary gain. It often involves treachery, surprise attacks, or lengthy planning to ensure the act's success. Assassinates may be carried out by individuals, organizations, or even governments.
Webster Dictionary
Assassinateverb
to kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence
Assassinateverb
to assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly
Assassinatenoun
an assassination, murder, or murderous assault
Assassinatenoun
an assassin
Etymology: [F. assassinat.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assassinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assassinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of assassinate in a Sentence
They weren’t planning to ransom me, they weren’t going to keep me, they were planning to assassinate me. And the plot has been covered as a kidnapping plot, there was one person who showed up on, you know, on a Supreme Court justice’s lawn and turned himself in, and it was covered as an assassination attempt. And so I think that when you look at the facts of both of those, and you see how differently they’re covered, I do, you know, have concern about the language that we use, especially when women are a target as opposed to men.
When I heard the interpreter who was doing the interview with Radio Mega Mega, I immediately knew that I was in danger, in danger because these were men that came and assassinated Haitian President. If they can assassinate Haitian President and I am just a simple citizen -- well I was scared for my life.
He [ MBS ] told him [ MBN ], I want to assassinate King Abdullah. I get a poison ring from Russia. It's enough for me just to shake hands with him and he will be done, that what he say. Whether he's just bragging or, but he said that and we took it seriously.
I want New Yorkers to be clear, this was an attempt to assassinate police officers, there is too much hatred out there, too much hatred in general and too much hatred directed at our officers.
Instead of celebrating Kamilah Campbell and celebrating Kamilah Campbell achievement they are trying to assassinate Kamilah Campbell character, and we won't stand for that.
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- اغتالArabic
- убивамBulgarian
- assassinarCatalan, Valencian
- zavražditCzech
- meucheln, Meuchelmord begehen, ermordenGerman
- φονεύω, δολοφονώGreek
- asesinarSpanish
- mõrvamaEstonian
- murhataFinnish
- assassinerFrench
- התנקשHebrew
- սպանելArmenian
- assassinareItalian
- 暗殺Japanese
- 暗殺, 암살, 하다Korean
- vermoordenDutch
- assassinarPortuguese
- убить, убиватьRussian
- smaknutiSerbo-Croatian
- lönnmördaSwedish
- 暗殺, ám sátVietnamese
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