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assassinate 音标拼音: [əs'æsən ,et] vt. 暗杀,行刺 暗杀,行刺 assassinate v 1: murder; especially of socially prominent persons; " Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel" 2: destroy or damage seriously, as of someone' s reputation; " He assassinated his enemy' s character" Assassinate \ As* sas" sin* ate\, n. [ F. assassinat.] 1. An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] If I had made an assassinate upon your father. -- B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An assassin. [ Obs.] -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster]
Assassinate \ As* sas" sin* ate\, 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. [ 1913 Webster] Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [ Archaic] [ 1913 Webster] Your rhymes assassinate our fame. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me, assassinated and betrayed. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To kill; murder; slay. See { Kill}. [ 1913 Webster]
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