ASSASSINATED

assassinated

(adjective) murdered by surprise attack for political reasons; “the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

assassinated

simple past tense and past participle of assassinate

Source: Wiktionary


ASSASSINATE

As*sas"sin*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assassinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating.] Etym: [LL. assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.]

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.

As*sas"sin*ate, n. Etym: [F. assassinat.]

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 Edition



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