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Word: Assault
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French asaut (noun), assauter (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + saltare, frequentative of salire ‘to leap’. Compare with assail
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈsɔːlt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈsɒlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make a physical attack on
Short Definition:attack
Examples:- he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer
- she was sexually assaulted as a child
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