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as·sas·si·nate
(ə-săs′ə-nāt′)tr.v. 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.
as·sas′si·na′tion n.
as·sas′si·na′tive adj.
as·sas′si·na′tor n.
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assassinate
(əˈsæsɪˌneɪt)vb (tr)
1. to murder (a person, esp a public or political figure), usually by a surprise attack
2. to ruin or harm (a person's reputation, etc) by slander
asˌsassiˈnation n
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as•sas•si•nate
(əˈsæs əˌneɪt)v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
1. to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. to murder a politically prominent person.
2. to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character.
[1590–1600]
as•sas`si•na′tion, n.
as•sas′si•na`tor, n.
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assassinate
Past participle: assassinated
Gerund: assassinating
| Imperative |
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| assassinate |
| assassinate |
| Present |
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| I assassinate |
| you assassinate |
| he/she/it assassinates |
| we assassinate |
| you assassinate |
| they assassinate |
| Preterite |
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| I assassinated |
| you assassinated |
| he/she/it assassinated |
| we assassinated |
| you assassinated |
| they assassinated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am assassinating |
| you are assassinating |
| he/she/it is assassinating |
| we are assassinating |
| you are assassinating |
| they are assassinating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have assassinated |
| you have assassinated |
| he/she/it has assassinated |
| we have assassinated |
| you have assassinated |
| they have assassinated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was assassinating |
| you were assassinating |
| he/she/it was assassinating |
| we were assassinating |
| you were assassinating |
| they were assassinating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had assassinated |
| you had assassinated |
| he/she/it had assassinated |
| we had assassinated |
| you had assassinated |
| they had assassinated |
| Future |
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| I will assassinate |
| you will assassinate |
| he/she/it will assassinate |
| we will assassinate |
| you will assassinate |
| they will assassinate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have assassinated |
| you will have assassinated |
| he/she/it will have assassinated |
| we will have assassinated |
| you will have assassinated |
| they will have assassinated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be assassinating |
| you will be assassinating |
| he/she/it will be assassinating |
| we will be assassinating |
| you will be assassinating |
| they will be assassinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been assassinating |
| you have been assassinating |
| he/she/it has been assassinating |
| we have been assassinating |
| you have been assassinating |
| they have been assassinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been assassinating |
| you will have been assassinating |
| he/she/it will have been assassinating |
| we will have been assassinating |
| you will have been assassinating |
| they will have been assassinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been assassinating |
| you had been assassinating |
| he/she/it had been assassinating |
| we had been assassinating |
| you had been assassinating |
| they had been assassinating |
| Conditional |
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| I would assassinate |
| you would assassinate |
| he/she/it would assassinate |
| we would assassinate |
| you would assassinate |
| they would assassinate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have assassinated |
| you would have assassinated |
| he/she/it would have assassinated |
| we would have assassinated |
| you would have assassinated |
| they would have assassinated |
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Verb 1. [画像:assassinate - murder]assassinate - murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2. assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"
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assassinate
verb murder, kill, eliminate (slang), take out (slang), terminate, hit (slang), slay, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), liquidate a plot to assassinate the President
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Translations
يَغْتال، يَقْتُل غَدْراً
zavraždit
snigmyrde
orvul meggyilkol
myrîa
nužudymasnužudytižudikas
noslepkavot
umoriti
suikast yapmak
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assassinate
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assassinate
(əˈsӕsineit) verb to murder, especially for political reasons. The president was assassinated by terrorists. vermoor يَغْتال، يَقْتُل غَدْراً убивам assassinar zavraždit (úkladně) ermorden snigmyrde δολοφονώ asesinar reetlikult tapma کشتن؛ ترور کردن murhata assassiner לְהִתְנָקֵש हत्या करना izvršiti atentat orvul meggyilkol membunuh (laun)myrða assassinare 暗殺する 암살하다 nužudyti noslepkavot membunuh vermoorden myrde dokonać zamachu مړکول، ترور کول assassinar a asasina убивать zavraždiť umoriti izvršiti atentat lönnmörda ลอบสังหาร suikast yapmak 暗殺 чинити вбивство з політичних мотивів قتل کرنا ، ہلاک کرنا ám sát 暗杀
asˌsassiˈnation noun sluipmoord إغْتِيال убийство assassinato vražda (úkladná) der Mordanschlag snigmord δολοφονία asesinato salamõrv آدمکشی salamurha assassinat התנקשות हत्या atentat (or)gyilkosság pembunuhan (laun)morð assassinio 暗殺 암살 nužudymas slepkavība pembunuhan moord mord zamach na życie انسان وژنه assassínio asasinat убийство vražda umor atentat lönnmord การลอบสังหาร suikast 暗殺 вбивство з політичних мотивів دھوکے سے قتل ، سیاسی قتل sự ám sát 暗杀
asˈsassin noun a person who assassinates. sluipmoordenaar مُغْتال، قاتِل убиец assassino vrah der/die Attentäter/in snigmorder δολοφόνος asesino salamõrvar قاتل salamurhaaja assassin מִתְנָקֵש हत्यारा atentator orgyilkos pembunuh (laun)morðingi assassino 暗殺者 암살자 žudikas slepkava pembunuh moordenaar morder zamachowiec وژونکی، قاتل assassino asasin убийца vrah morilec atentator, plaćeni ubica [lönn]mördare ผู้ลอบสังหาร katil 暗殺者暗殺者,刺客 найманий убивця قاتل kẻ ám sát 暗杀者,行刺者
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