"assassinate" in the verb sense
1. assassinate
murder especially of socially prominent persons
"Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
2. assassinate
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
"He assassinated his enemy's character"
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