assassinate

[US]/əˈsæsɪneɪt/
[UK]/əˈsæsɪneɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. murder secretly or by sudden attack; attack or criticize forcefully

Example Sentences

assassinate a rival's character.

assassinate a person's charater

a stillborn plot to assassinate the President.

At the entry for “kill”, my thesaurus lists“murder”, “assassinate”and “waste”.

the revelation of an alleged plot to assassinate the king.

The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the President.

They were plotting how they would assassinate the President.

The Secret Service smelled out a plot to assassinate the President.

He was executed in 1887for plotting to assassinate the tsar.

A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.

Real-world Examples

There has been an attempt to assassinate me.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2018

Late last week, an Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

I mean, the president was just recently assassinated.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Earlier this month, one of the candidates was assassinated.

Source: AP Listening Collection August 2023

His widow said the results proved that he was assassinated. Imogen Foulkes reports.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2013

The police officer uncovered a conspiracy to assassinate the President.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Since Sun Ce took over his territory and then got assassinated.

Source: Interesting History

Said, " She should be killed. She should be assassinated. She's committed heresy."

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

We support all efforts to bring those who ordered Munir assassinated to account.

Source: VOA Standard September 2014 Collection

He has led the government since President Jovenel Moise was assassinated on July 7.

Source: PBS English News

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