Verb:
murder; especially of socially prominent persons;Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation;He assassinated his enemy's character
kill，murder，slaughter，massacre，assassinate，execute这些动词均有“杀、杀死”之意。
kill普通用词，含义广泛，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。
murder指谋杀或凶杀。
slaughter本义指大批宰杀动物，也指像屠宰牲畜一样一次杀死许多人。
massacre语气比slaughter强。指大屠杀，尤指屠杀失去了自卫能力的人。
assassinate通常指因政治原因用非法手段杀害政治领袖人物或知名人士。
execute指依法处死罪犯。
近义词 kill杀死slay杀害shoot发射purge整肃murder谋杀butcher屠夫execute执行wipe out消灭snuff out掐灭eliminate除去liquidate清算slaughter残杀massacre大屠杀gun down开枪打伤
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用作动词A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered.暗杀总统的阴谋被发觉。