Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:
Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence
On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:
- how the word is used
- frequency of use
- it is used more often in oral or written speech
- word translation options
- usage examples (several phrases with translation)
- etymology
What (who) is Assassinate - definition
MURDER OF A PROMINENT PERSON, OFTEN A POLITICAL LEADER OR RULER
Assasinations; Assasination; Assassinations; Targeted assassinations; Assassinat; Assassinate; Assassinated; Assasinated; Political assasination; Assasin; Assassinating; Selective assassination; Political assassination; Selective Assassination; Assination; Political murder; Assassini; Professional assassin; Assassin; Asassination; Foreign assassination; Magnicide; Take one out; Take someone out; Take him out; Take her out; Assassination)
![[[Derringer]] of [[John Wilkes Booth]], the assassin of President [[Abraham Lincoln]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Booth deringer.jpg?width=200 "[[Derringer]] of [[John Wilkes Booth]], the assassin of President [[Abraham Lincoln]]")
![The functions of the [[ninja]] included espionage, [[sabotage]] and assassination.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hokusai-sketches---hokusai-manga-vol6-crop.jpg?width=200 "The functions of the [[ninja]] included espionage, [[sabotage]] and assassination.")
![[[Indira Gandhi]]'s blood-stained [[sari]] and belongings at the time of her assassination. She was the [[Prime Minister of India]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IndiraGandhi-SareeAtTimeOfDeath.JPG?width=200 "[[Indira Gandhi]]'s blood-stained [[sari]] and belongings at the time of her assassination. She was the [[Prime Minister of India]].")
![assassination]] of United States President [[John F. Kennedy]] on November 22, 1963. Oswald himself was murdered two days later by [[Jack Ruby]], the first such event to receive wide television coverage.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lee Harvey Oswald arrest card 1963.jpg?width=200 "assassination]] of United States President [[John F. Kennedy]] on November 22, 1963. Oswald himself was murdered two days later by [[Jack Ruby]], the first such event to receive wide television coverage.")
![Shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre, from left to right, are assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Mary Todd Lincoln]], [[Clara Harris]] and [[Henry Rathbone]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lincoln assassination slide c1900 - Restoration.jpg?width=200 "Shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre, from left to right, are assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Mary Todd Lincoln]], [[Clara Harris]] and [[Henry Rathbone]].")
![combat drone]]; sometimes used in targeted killings](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft.jpg?width=200 "combat drone]]; sometimes used in targeted killings")
![Rifle of [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], the assassin of President [[John F. Kennedy]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mannlicher-Carcano rifle owned by Lee Harvey Oswald.jpg?width=200 "Rifle of [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], the assassin of President [[John F. Kennedy]]")
![[[Pope Benedict XVI]] in a modified [[Mercedes-Benz M-Class]] [[Popemobile]] in São Paulo, Brazil](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Popemobil Mai 2007.jpg?width=200 "[[Pope Benedict XVI]] in a modified [[Mercedes-Benz M-Class]] [[Popemobile]] in São Paulo, Brazil")
![Assassination attempt]] on President [[Ronald Reagan]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Reagan assassination attempt 4 crop.jpg?width=200 "Assassination attempt]] on President [[Ronald Reagan]]")
![Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha's assassination]] in 2007.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sattar Bodyguard.JPG?width=200 "Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha's assassination]] in 2007.")
assassinate
(assassinates, assassinating, assassinated)
When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.
Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?...
The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
• assassination (assassinations)
She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband...
He lives in constant fear of assassination.
N-VAR: oft N of n, N n
assassinate
v. a.
Kill (by secret assault), murder, slay, despatch, murderously assail or assault.
assassinate
¦ verb murder (a political or religious leader).
Derivatives
assassination noun
Wikipedia
Assassination
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. An assassination may be prompted by political and military motives, or done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman.
Examples of use of Assassinate
1. "Iran ordered them to assassinate Saddam Hussein.
2. If they assassinate a political leader, we will assassinate one of theirs." So how will the Qassam crews now spend their days?
3. Bremer, the man who attempted to assassinate Alabama Gov.
4. Robert Cottage, 4', also allegedly wanted to assassinate Tony Blair.
5. "It‘s impossible that I would assassinate the prime minister.