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character-assassinates

character-assassinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of character-assassinate.

Meaning of character-assassinate

Verb

character-assassinate (third-person singular simple present character-assassinates, present participle character-assassinating, simple past and past participle character-assassinated)

  1. (transitive) To damage the reputation of (someone) by malicious discourse.
    • Michelle Phillips is a writer who character-assassinates herself—and occasionally others—in passing. Reading her view of herself in the rear-view mirror is like witnessing that most casual of car accidents, so common on the California freeways, the side swipe.1986 September 21, Julia Cameron, “Papa John by John Phillips with Jim Jerome […]; California Dreamin’ by Michelle Phillips […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times...

Questions about character-assassinates

What is character-assassinates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Character-assassinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of character-assassinate.

Words near character-assassinates in the dictionary

  1. character user interfaces
  2. character witness
  3. character witnesses
  4. character-assassinate
  5. character-assassinated
  6. character-assassinates
  7. character-assassinating
  8. character-assassination
  9. character-assassinations
  10. character-based
  11. character-building

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