assassinate

/ɐsˈæsɪnˌe‍ɪt/

/əˈsæsəˌneɪt/

to assassinate

MAIN VERB

destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation

to murder a prominent figure in a sudden attack for political purposes

Examples

1. Some gangs assassinated black leaders.

2. Haiti's president assassinated, the island nation in a state of shock.

3. 9% of them were assassinated.

4. Unfortunately, one month later, a member of the original kidnapping plot, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated President Lincoln.