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assassinate verb[ T ] uk /əˈsæs.ɪ.neɪt/ us /əˈsæs.ə.neɪt/ to kill someone famous or important: 暗杀,行刺 a plot to assassinate the president暗杀总统的阴谋 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Murder & attempted murder asphyxiation assassination assassination attempt attempt bloodstained butcher dispatch drive-by genocide gun someone down homicide infanticide knock pop off put someone to the swordidiom regicide rub rub something out slaughter throttle
assassinate | American Dictionary assassinate verb[ T ] us/əˈsæs·əˌneɪt/ to murder a famous or important person, esp. for political reasons or in exchange for money: President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
assassination noun[ C/U ]us/əˌsæs·əˈneɪ·ʃən/ the assassination of John Lennon |