assassinate

Definition of Assassinate in English :

1. assassinate

murder; especially of socially prominent persons

Example Sentences:
'Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel'

2. assassinate

destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation

Example Sentences:
'He assassinated his enemy's character'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Assassinate

verb (transitive)

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

verb transitiveWord forms: asˈsassiˌnated or asˈsassiˌnating

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.

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.