assassinate
as|sas|si|nate /əs'æsɪneɪt/ (assassinates assassinating assassinated)
[VERB] be V-ed, V n
When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.
Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?...
The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
● assassination [N-VAR] oft N of n, N n
She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband...
He lives in constant fear of assassination.
[VERB] be V-ed, V n
When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.
Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?...
The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
● assassination [N-VAR] oft N of n, N n
She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband...
He lives in constant fear of assassination.