- assassinate - murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
--1 is one way to kill
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun assassin1, noun assassination2, noun assassinator1
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- assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"
--2 is one way to defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun assassination1
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