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单词 assassinates
释义

assassinate

verb

as·​sas·​si·​nate ə-ˈsa-sə-ˌnāt How to pronounce assassinate (audio)
assassinated; assassinating

transitive verb

1
: to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons
a plot to assassinate the governor
2
: to injure or destroy unexpectedly and treacherously
assassinate a man's character
assassinator
ə-ˈsa-sə-ˌnā-tər How to pronounce assassinate (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bump off
  • croak [slang]
  • dispatch
  • do in
  • execute
  • get
  • ice [slang]
  • knock off
  • liquidate
  • murder
  • neutralize
  • off [slang]
  • put away
  • rub out
  • slay
  • snuff
  • take out
  • terminate
  • whack [slang]
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Example Sentences

They discovered a secret plot to assassinate the governor. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
Recent Examples on the Web Iran also continues to foment trouble throughout the Middle East and attempt to assassinate former U.S. officials such as John Bolton and Iranian exiles who criticize the regime. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 In 1957, Genovese tried (and failed) to assassinate Costello, who was ultimately injured and attempted to retire from the mafia. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 In 1957, Genovese tried (and failed) to assassinate Costello, who was ultimately injured and attempted to retire from the mafia. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Aug. 2022 In 2010, these Soros conspiracy theories drove a man to attempt to assassinate staff at a foundation that Beck had attacked for its associations with Soros. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Biden’s desire to avoid civilian casualties, and the obvious lack of damage a conventional Hellfire warhead would inflict on a building, suggests the R-9X was used to assassinate al-Zawahiri. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2022 Phillips pointed to a 2011 plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., noting that Iranian agents sought to partner with a Mexican drug cartel to carry out the plot on U.S. soil. Michael Lee, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2022 His Jihad Group initiated a series of plots in the early 1980s to assassinate Egyptian leaders and played a role in the slaying of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on Oct. 6, 1981. Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 The agency is probing whether the suspect, federally charged with possession of a firearm that lacked a visible serial number, was there as part of a possible plot to neutralize or assassinate Masih Alinejad, two law enforcement sources said. Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see assassin

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

assassinate

verb

as·​sas·​si·​nate
ə-ˈsa-sə-ˌnāt
assassinated; assassinating
: to murder a usually important person by a surprise or secret attack

assassinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of assassinate
as in murders
to put to death deliberately President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • murders
  • slays
  • executes
  • kills
  • slaughters
  • dispatches
  • gets
  • destroys
  • shoots
  • neutralizes
  • liquidates
  • snuffs
  • whacks
  • terminates
  • croaks
  • rubs out
  • ices
  • offs
  • knocks off
  • puts away
  • bumps off
  • takes out
  • does in
  • exterminates
  • smites
  • zaps
  • massacres
  • eradicates
  • blows away
  • claims
  • annihilates
  • eliminates
  • butchers
  • cuts down
  • does away with
  • shoots down
  • fells
  • blots out
  • carries off
  • wipes out
  • mows (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • revives
  • restores
  • animates
  • resurrects
  • raises
  • resuscitates
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