Definition of Assassinate
to murder a famous or otherwise important person with a surprise attack
Examples of Assassinate in a sentence
The murder only spent a few hours planning the killing, but was able to assassinate the politician right outside his home. 🔊
Although he tried to assassinate the president, the shooter missed by a few meters. 🔊
The president travels with lots of security so that no one is able to assassinate him from the crowd. 🔊
There was a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, but the would-be murderer was not able to get close enough. 🔊
John Wilkes Booth snuck into the box at Ford's Theatre and was able to assassinate President Lincoln with one shot to the back of the head. 🔊
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