assassinate
USə'sæsə'neıt
معنی فارسی
کشتن بقتل رساندن قتل کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-āt´/vt.
● (معمولا در مورد قتلهای سیاسی) کشتن، به قتل رساندن، ترور کردن
the man who assassinated Nasseredin Shah
مردی که ناصرالدین شاه را به قتل رساند
● هتک آبرو کردن، آبرو ریزی کردن، تهمت زدن
character assassination
شخصیت کشی، بدنام سازی
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'assassinare', from Arabic 'ḥaššāšīn' (hashish users), referring to a secret Islamic sect known for political assassinations.
مثال
- The terrorist group planned to assassinate the president.
- The prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt.
- The dictator ordered his secret police to assassinate his political opponents.
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- murder; especially of socially prominent persons “Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation “He assassinated his enemy's character” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
مترادفها
verb active
Kill (by secret assault), murder, slay, despatch, murderously assail or assault.