assassinate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

assassinate

SYLLABICATION:	as·sas·si·nate
PRONUNCIATION:	-ss-nt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character.
OTHER FORMS:	as·sassi·nation —NOUN as·sassi·native —ADJECTIVE as·sassi·nator —NOUN


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