assassinate vs smear

smear vs assassinate

assassinate is not a noun while smear is a noun.

assassinate and smear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assassinate	No	No	Yes	No
smear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, smear is a hypernym of assassinate; that is, smear is a word with a broader meaning than assassinate:

assassinate: destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
smear: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Other hypernyms of assassinate include asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully.

assassinate (noun)	smear (noun)
	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
	a blemish made by dirt
	a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
	slanderous defamation

assassinate (verb)	smear (verb)
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
murder; especially of socially prominent persons	make a smudge on; soil by smudging
	stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
	cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

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