assassinate 1
verbdomain: v society
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
murder; especially of socially prominent persons
Examples
- 1.Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
Hypernym
kill 1
verb
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
EnglishDerivationally related form
assassination 2
noun
murder of a public figure by surprise attack
assassin 1
noun
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
assassinator 1
noun
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
