assassinating
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Assassinate \As*sas"sin*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assassinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating.] [LL. assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.]
1.To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. [1913 Webster]
Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
2.To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
Your rhymes assassinate our fame.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me, assassinated and betrayed.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Syn: To kill; murder; slay. See Kill. [1913 Webster]