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Assassinate (Verb)

Murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

He ordered a team of hitmen to assassinate the opposition leader before the election day.
A faction within the government plotted to assassinate the president over his new economic policies.
The police were frantic to find out who had sent the sniper to assassinate the mayor during the parade.
Within hours of his arrival in the city, he was to be poisoned in a failed attempt to assassinate him.
Tensions escalated between the two countries after a group of rebels tried to assassinate the visiting foreign minister.

Destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The gossip columnist's article assassinated the actress's reputation with malicious rumors and unflattering pictures.
The opponent's speech assassinated her rival's chances by revealing a deep-seated scandal.
The company's former employee assassinated the CEO's credibility in a series of scathing social media posts.
The politician's careless remark assassinated his relationships with key members of his party.
The scandalous revelation assassinated the socialite's status in high society, making her a pariah among former friends.