Complete Definition of "assassinate"

English

Etymology
From F. #French|assassin or It. assassino, from Ar. ARchar|حشاش�� (haššašīn, hashish addicts).

Verb
en-verb|assassinates|assassinating|assassinated

  1. To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
  2. figurative To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.

Translations
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Chinese
:Simplified: �� (cì.sh�)
:Traditional: �殺 (cì.sh�)
Dutch: vermoorden
French: assassiner
German: ermorden
Greek: δολο�ον� [ðo��lo�fo��no�], �ονε�� [fo��ne�vo�]
Hebrew: ��תנקש (le'hitnaqesh)
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Italian: assassinare
Japanese: �殺�� (an.satsu su.ru)
Korean: ���� (am.sal.ha.da)
Latin
:Classical: per insidias interficere
:Vulgar: assassinare
Portuguese: assassinar
Spanish: asesinar

Related terms
assassin
assassination
murder
regicide
royal assassin

See also
Wikipedia article on Assassins

Category:Death


Italian

Verb
assassinate

  1. form of|second-person|Second-person plural present tense|assassinare#Italian|assassinare|lang=Italian
  2. form of|Second-person plural imperative|assassinare#Italian|assassinare|lang=Italian
  3. form of|feminine|Feminine plural|assassinato

Category:Italian past participle forms
Category:Italian verb forms

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