| Assassinate 1. (v. t.) To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. 2. (v. t.) To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. 3. (n.) An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. 4. (n.) An assassin. Thesaurus Entries assassinate, blast, blot out, cool, croak, do in, dust off, erase, execute, finish, fix, get, give the business, gun down, hit, ice, knock off, lay out, liquidate, off, polish off, put away, rub out, settle, take care of, waste, wipe out, zap |