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1. • • Assassinate is to murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons, whereas slay is to kill, murder.
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   As verbs the difference between assassinate and slay is that assassinate is to murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons while slay is to kill, murder.

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   Aug 22, 2017 · One can kill any living being, whereas murder is reserved for the killing of human beings. Murder usually implies malicious intention, whereas killing can be accidental or spontaneous. Slay implies killing with violence. It is often used with dragons: to slay a dragon.

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   Sep 19, 2014 · The verb 'slay' is a more old-fashioned word and not used as often as either kill or murder. It is mainly used figuratively and in certain collocations (for example, 'slay a dragon'). It's also often used when some politician or public figure has been assassinated or a criminal killed in a shootout.

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   To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. (v. t.) To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly.

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   The meaning of ASSASSINATE is to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons. How to use assassinate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assassinate.

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   Kill is a synonym of slay. As verbs the difference between slay and kill is that slay is to kill, murder while kill is to put to death; to extinguish the life of.

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   What is the difference between Slay and assassinate?

   • slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives.

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   What is the difference between murder and slay?

   • One can kill any living being, whereas murder is reserved for the killing of human beings. Murder usually implies malicious intention, whereas killing can be accidental or spontaneous. Slay implies killing with violence. It is often used with dragons: to slay a dragon. It should be noted that murder strongly implies unlawful killing.

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   What is the difference between kill and slay?

   • To kill is to end any life. To slay is to end a life that (presumtuously) shouldn't have existed in the first place. The idea of "kill" vs. "slay" which has been offered here [above] as distinctly opposite of their correct use, (indicating the poor direction our education system has taken in the last 100 years.)

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   What does slay mean in a sentence?

   • The verb 'slay' is a more old-fashioned word and not used as often as either kill or murder. It is mainly used figuratively and in certain collocations (for example, 'slay a dragon'). It's also often used when some politician or public figure has been assassinated or a criminal killed in a shootout.

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   What does assassinate mean?

   • The meaning of ASSASSINATE is to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons. How to use assassinate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assassinate.

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   What is the difference between murder and assassinate?

   • murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty.

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   Feb 14, 2022 · English (US) “Slay” and “kill” are synonyms. “Slay” is just slightly stronger. It’s also a pretty uncommon word. You would really only see it in books or hear it in movies/tv shows. See a translation.