assassinate

Meanings

• verb

  To kill (someone), especially secretly and suddenly and usually for political or professional reasons.

• verb

  To destroy or ruin (something) suddenly and completely.

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with assassinate
casinate , misadventure , misadventure , venture

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Variants

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assassinate , assassinated , assassinates , assassinating , assassinator , assassinators

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Forms

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assassinated, assassinates, assassinating, assassinable

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Etymology

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From Old French desassasiner, desassezassiner, from des- 'off' + assasiner 'murder'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'assassin' originally referred to a member of the Nizari Ismaili sect, known for their use of hashish and for assassinating their enemies.

2. The largest number of political assassinations in modern history occurred in Colombia, with over 11,000 recorded between 1986 and 2012.

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Related Concepts

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1. Assassin: A hired killer, especially a member of a secret society of such killers.

2. Political assassination: The murder of a head of state or other political leader for political reasons.

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Culture

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Assassinate has been used extensively in literature, particularly in crime and mystery novels. It is also a common term in political and historical contexts.

How to Memorize "assassinate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a secret agent silently taking out a target.
   - Visualize the sudden and unexpected end of something or someone.

2. associate
   

   - Associate assassinate with secret, sudden, and unexpected.
   - Associate assassinate with political or professional motives.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S.U.D.D.E.N to remember the meaning: Sudden, Unexpected, Deadly, Destroy, End, and Neutralize.

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