vverb.socialmurder; especially of socially prominent personsExamples:- Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
Derivationally Related Form:assassinatorassassinassassination
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:assassinatekill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationdestroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputationExamples:- He assassinated his enemy's character
Derivationally Related Form:assassination
Hypernyms:asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander smear smirch sully
Inherited Hypernyms:assassinatedefamecharge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allmurdered by surprise attack for political reasonsExamples:- the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders
Antonyms:alive
Inherited Hypernyms:assassinated
Similar to:dead