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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Assassinated (); p. pr. & vb. n.Assassinating ().] [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. Assas"sinate (), n.[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. スポンサード リンク
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