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ASSASSINATED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Murdered by surprise attack for political reasons

Example:

the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dead (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb assassinate

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