as·sas·si·nate

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• as|sas|si|nate — «uh SAS uh nayt», transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. 1. to murder (someone, especially a public personage) by a sudden or secret attack; kill: »President Lincoln was assassinated in April, 1865. 2. Figurative. to ha …   Useful english dictionary

• assassinate — as•sas•si•nate [[t]əˈsæs əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. to murder a politically prominent person 2) to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person s character[/ex] • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• assassinate — as|sas|si|nate [ ə sæsı,neıt ] verb transitive to kill a famous or important person, especially for political reasons or for payment …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

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• -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

• -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

• -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables