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Word: Assail
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French asaill-, stressed stem of asalir, from medieval Latin assalire, from Latin assilire, from ad- ‘to’ + salire ‘to leap’; compare with assault
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈseɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make a concerted or violent attack on
Short Definition:make concerted or violent attack on
Examples:- the Scots army assailed Edward's army from the rear
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