Past tense of assassinate
regular verb
The past tense of assassinate is assassinated. The past participle is also assassinated.
Forms of assassinate
| Base form (V1) | assassinate /əˈsæsɪneɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | assassinated |
| Past participle (V3) | assassinated |
| Present participle | assassinating |
| Third person singular | assassinates |
Assassinated in a sentence
- A Korean Communist selected as a vice chairman of the government for north Korea in the Russian occupied zone was assassinated as he was leaving a conference with Col.1945 September 14 [1945 September 12], “North Korean Leader Slain in Reign of Terror”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, volume CIV, number 221...
- He assassinated his rival's character.
- Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday when militants assassinated one of the most hated security chiefs there.From the entry internecine
- What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated? How might the Reconstruction of the Southern States have been handled?From the entry what if
- JFK was assassinated in a motorcade.From the entry motorcade
Meaning of assassinate
- verb To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.
- verb To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.
- noun Assassination, murder.
Questions about the past tense of assassinate
- What is the past tense of assassinate?
- The past tense of assassinate is assassinated.
- What is the past participle of assassinate?
- The past participle of assassinate is assassinated.
- Is assassinate a regular or irregular verb?
- Assassinate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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