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assassinate

/ assassinate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone''s reputation
"He assassinated his enemy''s character"
Type of:
defame slander smirch
Derived:
character assassination assassination blackwash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
murder; especially of socially prominent persons
"Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
assassin assassinator bravo assassination
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
1
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defame slander smirch kill