English Dictionary

assassinate

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈsæsɪneɪt/

動詞

比喩的用法

To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.

日本語の意味

政治的またはイデオロギー上の理由で、重要な人物を突然または秘密裏に死に追いやる、暗殺するという意味です。

The conspirators planned to assassinate the reformist leader at dawn, believing it would spark a revolution.

共謀者たちは夜明けに改革派の指導者を暗殺する計画を立て、それが革命を引き起こすと信じていた。

意味（1）

To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.

The Assassines, a nation depending of Phœnicia, are esteemed among the Mahometists[…]. And thus was our Earle Raymond of Tripoli murthered or assassinated (this word is borrowed from their name) in the middest of his Citie, during the time of our warres in the holy land[…].

意味（2）

(figuratively) To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.

Your rhymes assassinate our fame.

assassinates （ present singular third-person ）

assassinating （ participle present ）

assassinated （ participle past ）

assassinated （ past ）