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assassinate
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Assassinate \As*sas"sin*ate\, n. [F. assassinat.]
1. An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [Obs.]
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If I had made an assassinate upon your father. --B.
Jonson.
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2. An assassin. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Assassinate \As*sas"sin*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assassinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating.] [LL. assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.] 1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. [1913 Webster] Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Your rhymes assassinate our fame. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me, assassinated and betrayed. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To kill; murder; slay. See Kill. [1913 Webster]
