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as·sas·si·nate  audio  (-ss-nt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates
  1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.
  2. To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character.


OTHER FORMS:
as·sassi·nation(Noun), as·sassi·native(Adjective), as·sassi·nator(Noun)


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