Assail
101assault — {{11}}assault (n.) late 14c., earlier asaut (c.1200), from O.Fr. asaut, assaut an attack, an assault, attacking forces (12c.), from V.L. *adsaltus attack, assault, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + L. saltus a leap, from salire to leap, spring (see …
102insult — {{11}}insult (n.) c.1600 in the sense of attack; 1670s as an act of insulting, from M.Fr. insult (14c.) or directly from L.L. insultus, from insilire (see INSULT (Cf. insult) (v.)). To add insult to injury translates L. injuriae contumeliam… …
103unassailable — (adj.) 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + assailable (see ASSAIL (Cf. assail)). Related: Unassailably …
104assault — I. n. 1. Attack, onset, onslaught, aggression, invasion, charge, thrust, assailing with blow, threatening with blows. 2. Storming, storm. II. v. a. Assail, attack, invade, charge, storm, fall upon, fly at, bear down upon, make aggression on,… …
105attack — I. v. a. 1. Assail, assault, storm, encounter, invade, charge, engage, oppugn, have at, set upon, fly at, run at, make a run at, rush upon, spring upon, have a fling at, have a cut at, bear down upon, make aggression on, ride full tilt against. 2 …
106attack — at•tack [[t]əˈtæk[/t]] v. t. 1) to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: The guard dog attacked the prowler[/ex] 2) mil to begin hostilities against; start an offensive against …
107assault — /əˈsɒlt / (say uh solt), / ˈsɔlt/ (say sawlt) noun 1. the act of assailing; an attack; onslaught. 2. Military the stage of close combat in an attack. 3. Law an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another,… …
108pelt — I. /pɛlt / (say pelt) verb (t) 1. to assail with repeated blows or with missiles; beat or rush against. 2. to throw (missiles). 3. to drive, put, etc., by blows or missiles. 4. to assail with abuse. –verb (i) 5. to strike blows; beat with force… …
109δυσεπίβολον — δυσεπίβολος hard to assail masc/fem acc sg δυσεπίβολος hard to assail neut nom/voc/acc sg …
110ἰαμβίζει — ἰαμβίζω assail in iambics pres ind mp 2nd sg ἰαμβίζω assail in iambics pres ind act 3rd sg …
