Définition de « assassinate » en Anglais

verb

1. To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.

2. (figuratively) To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.

   • He assassinated his rival's character.

noun

1. (obsolete) Assassination, murder.

   • Mor. Why? if I had made an assassinate upon your Father; vitiated your Mother: ravished your Sisters― Tru. I would kill you, Sir, I would kill you, if you had. Mor. Why? you do more in this, Sir: it were a vengeance centuple, for all facinorous Acts, that could be nam'd, to do that you do.

2. (obsolete) An assassin.