assail

Definition of Assail in English :

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Verb

1. assail, assault, attack, set on

attack someone physically or emotionally

Example Sentences:
'The mugger assaulted the woman'
'Nightmares assailed him regularly'

2. assail, attack

launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Example Sentences:
'Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II'
'Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week'

attack

3. assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe

attack in speech or writing

Example Sentences:
'The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Assail

see synonyms of assail

verb (transitive)

1.

to attack violently; assault

2.

to criticize or ridicule vehemently, as in argument

3.

to beset or disturb

his mind was assailed by doubts

4.

to encounter with the intention of mastering

to assail a problem

to assail a difficult mountain ridge

Assail

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verb transitive

1.

to attack physically and violently; assault

2.

to attack with arguments, questions, doubts, etc.

3.

to begin working on (a task, problem, etc.) with vigor and determination

4.

to have a forceful effect on

a loud noise assailed her ears

Assail

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tr.v. as·sailed, as·sail·ing, as·sails

1. To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.

2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack.

3. To trouble or beset, as with questions or doubts.

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