Definition
Third person singular of assassinate; kills someone, usually a political figure, through deliberate attack.
Etymology
From assassinate, from Medieval Latin assassinatus, from Arabic hashishin, literally 'hashish users'—referring to a medieval Islamic sect.
Kelly Says
The word 'assassin' originally meant a member of a specific Islamic sect known for covert eliminations, making it unique—few English words preserve the name of an ancient political organization.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ይገደላል
yi-ged-la-al
CACatalà
Assamar
ah-sa-mar
CSČeština
vraždí
vraz-dee
DEDeutsch
ermordet
er-mor-det
ELΕλληνικά
σκοτώνει
sko-to-nei
ESEspañol
asesina
ah-seh-nee-nah
FRFrançais
assassine
ah-sa-sin
HIहिन्दी
हत्या करता है
ha-tya-ka-ta-hai
IDBahasa Indonesia
membunuh
mem-bu-nuh
ITItaliano
assassina
ah-sa-ssi-nah
KMKM
បានប្រើ
ba-an-pra-eu
MSBahasa Melayu
membunuh
mem-bu-nuh
NLNederlands
moordt
moordt
PTPortuguês
assassina
ah-seh-sin-ah
RORomână
ucigărește
oo-chi-ga-resh-teh
RUРусский
убивает
oo-bee-va-et
SVSvenska
mördade
moer-dah-deh
SWKiswahili
kumuua
koo-moo-ah
TRTürkçe
katiliyor
ka-ti-li-yor
UKУкраїнська
вбиває
vbi-va-ye
VITiếng Việt
ám sát
am-sat