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Assassinate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Assassinate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Assassination, murder.

Verb
1

murder; especially of socially prominent persons

"Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"

2

destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation

"He assassinated his enemy's character"

3

To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
kill defame
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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