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Pronunciation : As*sas"sin*ate
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assassinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating.]
Etymology : [LL. assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.]
Definition : 1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated. Dryden.

2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic] Your rhymes assassinate our fame. Dryden. Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me, assassinated and betrayed. Milton.

Syn. -- To kill; murder; slay. See Kill.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : As*sas"sin*ate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. assassinat.]
Definition : 1. An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [Obs.] If I had made an assassinate upon your father. B. Jonson.

2. An assassin. [Obs.] Dryden.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913