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assassinate

[uh-sas-uh-neyt] / əˈsæs əˌneɪt /


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The centre was named in Kennedy's memory shortly after he was assassinated.

From BBC

Work on a national performing arts centre began in the 1950s and after Kennedy, the 35th president, was assassinated in 1963, Congress decided to turn it into a living memorial to him.

From BBC

The tragic hero in Shakespeare’s magnificent play isn’t Julius Caesar but Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the conspirators who plots to assassinate the Roman dictator.

From The Wall Street Journal

Construction began on a performing arts centre in the 1950s and after Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Congress decided to name it after him.

From BBC

The name is enshrined in statute as a memorial to the assassinated President.

From The Wall Street Journal