assassinate vs eliminate

assassinate

verb
  • To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. 

  • To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack. 

eliminate

verb
  • To kill (a person or animal). 

  • To exclude (from investigation or from further competition). 

  • To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. 

  • To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions. 

  • To excrete (waste products). 

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