Assail
111ἰαμβίζουσι — ἰαμβίζω assail in iambics pres part act masc/neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic) ἰαμβίζω assail in iambics pres ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic) …
112ἰαμβίζω — assail in iambics pres subj act 1st sg ἰαμβίζω assail in iambics pres ind act 1st sg …
113joint and several demurrer — A demurrer in which the parties demurring to a pleading assail it both collectively and individually. A demurrer may be joint, several, or both joint and several as to the parties demurring; for the defendants may assail the complaint… …
114assault — [13] To assault somebody was originally to ‘jump on’ them. The word comes from a Vulgar Latin compound verb *assaltāre, formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and saltāre ‘jump’, a frequentative form (denoting repeated action) of the verb salīre ‘jump’… …
115desultory — [16] Latin dēsultor designated a circus trick rider who jumped from the back of one horse to another while they were galloping along (it was a derivative of dēsilīre, a compound verb formed from dē ‘down’ and salīre ‘jump’, source of or related… …
116insult — [16] The sult of insult comes from a word that meant ‘jump’. Its source was Latin insultāre ‘jump on’, a compound verb based on saltāre ‘jump’. This was a derivative of salīre ‘jump’, source in one way or another of English assail, assault,… …
117salient — [16] Salient is one of a large number of English words that go back ultimately to Latin salīre ‘jump’. Others include assail, assault, desultory, insult, sally, sauté, and also salacious [17], which goes back to Latin salāx ‘given to leaping on… …
118lash out — verb attack in speech or writing The editors of the left leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker • Syn: ↑attack, ↑round, ↑assail, ↑snipe, ↑assault • Derivationally related forms: ↑assaultive ( …
119reassail — verb assail again (Freq. 1) Her old fears reassailed her • Hypernyms: ↑assail, ↑assault, ↑set on, ↑attack • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
120set on — verb attack someone physically or emotionally The mugger assaulted the woman Nightmares assailed him regularly • Syn: ↑assail, ↑assault, ↑attack • Derivationally related forms: ↑attack ( …
