assassinate

verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about assassinate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Murder; especially of socially prominent persons.

   Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel

2. Destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation.

   He assassinated his enemy's character