asesinar
/asesiˈnaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to murder
🗡️ asesinar = assassin + -ar: to do what an assassin does
Same root as English assassin, from Arabic hashshashin. Spanish drops the double s and adds the verb ending -ar: asesino is the murderer, asesinar is the act. Unlike English assassinate, it covers any murder, not just political ones.