assassination

Variant of assassinate

assassinate definition

as·sas·si·nate (-āt′)

transitive verb assassinated -·nat′ed, assassinating -·nat′·ing

  1. to murder (esp. a politically important or prominent person) by surprise attack, usually for payment or from zealous belief
  2. to harm or ruin (someone's reputation, etc.), as by slander, vilification, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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