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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Assassinate \As*sas"sin*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Assassinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating.] [LL.
assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.]
1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by
treacherous violence.
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Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force,
and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated.
--Dryden.
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2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended
meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic]
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Your rhymes assassinate our fame. --Dryden.
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Such usage as your honorable lords
Afford me, assassinated and betrayed. --Milton.
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Syn: To kill; murder; slay. See Kill.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Assassinate \As*sas"sin*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Assassinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating.] [LL.
assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.]
1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by
treacherous violence.
Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force,
and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated.
--Dryden.
2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended
meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic]
Your rhymes assassinate our fame. --Dryden.
Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me,
assassinated and betrayed. --Milton.
Syn: To kill; murder; slay. See Kill.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assassinating
vb.
(present participle of en assassinate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
assassinating
vb.
(present participle of en assassinate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
assassinating
vb.
(present participle of en assassinate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
assassinating
vb.
(present participle of en assassinate nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assassinating
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a ssassinat ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assassinating
Engelska a.
(avledning en assassinate ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb assassinate)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Assassinating /ɐsˈasɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ الاغتيالFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assassinating /ɐsˈasɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ ermordend see: assassinate sb., assassinatedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/əˈsæsəˌneɪtɪŋ/