— assassination , n. — assassinative , adj. — assassinator , n.
/euh sas"euh nayt'/ , v.t., assassinated, assassinating .
1. to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
2. to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character.
[ 1590-1600; ASSASSIN + -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. slay.