ASSASSINATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • destroy or damage seriously, as of someone’’s reputation
   Usage Example(s)
   • He assassinated his enemy’’s character
   Hypernyms(s) assassinate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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   Derived(s)
   • character assassination (what does character assassination mean?)
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2. Meaning
   • murder
   • especially of socially prominent persons
   Usage Example(s)
   • Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
   Hypernyms(s) assassinate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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   Derived(s)
   • assassin (what does assassin mean?)
   • assassinator (what does assassinator mean?)
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