English verb: assassinate | |||
1. | assassinate (social) murder; especially of socially prominent persons | ||
Samples | Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
2. | assassinate (communication) destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation | ||
Samples | He assassinated his enemy's character. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully | ||