assassinare

murder

verb ahs-sahs-see-NAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Arabic 'hashshashin', via Medieval Latin

Also means

assassinate

Usage Note

Assassinare is a regular -are verb whose root traces to the Arabic hashshashin sect, like English 'assassin'. It implies a deliberate, often premeditated killing; the agent is assassino and the act assassinio.

Examples

"Hanno cercato di assassinare il re."

Natural Translation

They tried to assassinate the king.

Literal Translation

They-have tried of to-assassinate the king.

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