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asesinar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assassinate verb To murder someone, especially a prominent or political figure, typically in a planned or sudden attack.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  • slay verb To kill.

Senses

asesinar is used for these senses in English:

  • murder To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination

assassinate — full definition

  1. verb To murder someone, especially a prominent or political figure, typically in a planned or sudden attack.
  2. verb To severely damage someone's reputation through slander or vicious criticism.

murder — full definition

  1. noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  2. verb To deliberately and unlawfully kill someone.
  3. noun The collective noun for a group of crows.
  4. verb To do something very badly, or to defeat someone completely (informal).

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