Assail
11assail — assailable, adj. assailableness, n. assailer, n. assailment, n. /euh sayl /, v.t. 1. to attack vigorously or violently; assault. 2. to attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse, etc.: to assail one s opponent with slander …
12assail — verb To attack violently. For the next six months or so those children will assail her in public with demands for an improper story! (from H.H. Munros short story, The Storyteller ) …
13assail — as|sail [əˈseıl] v [T] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: asaillir, from Latin assilire, from ad to + salire to jump ] 1.) [usually passive] if you are assailed by unpleasant thoughts or feelings, they worry or upset you ▪ Carla was… …
14assail — [[t]əse͟ɪl[/t]] assails, assailing, assailed 1) VERB If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. [WRITTEN] [V n] The opposition s newspapers assail the government each day... [V n] The labour movement has been assailed by accusations of… …
15assail — verb (T) 1 (usually passive) if a thought or feeling assails you, it worries or upsets you: Carla was suddenly assailed by doubts. 2 to attack someone or something violently: assail sb with sth: The angry crowd assailed police with stones and… …
16assail — verb 1) the army moved in to assail the enemy Syn: attack, assault, pounce on, set upon/about, fall on, charge, rush, storm; informal lay into, tear into, pitch into See note at attack 2) she was assailed by doub …
17Assail Bank — is a bank in South Passage of the Houtman Abrolhos, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. It is nominally located at coord|28|20|45|S|113|41|3|E|scale:25000 region:AU WA type:waterbody|display=inline,title. Gazetteer of… …
18assail by argument — index impugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19assail with censure — index condemn (blame), denounce (condemn) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20assail — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French assaillir, from Vulgar Latin *assalire, alteration of Latin assilire to leap upon, from ad + salire to leap more at sally Date: 13th century to attack violently with blows or words… …
