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1Assail — As*sail ([a^]s*s[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assailed} ( s[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Assailing}.] [OE. assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a (L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to leap, spring; cf. L.… …
2assail — 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… …
3assail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. attack, set upon, assault; criticize. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. attack, assault, beset, plague; see attack 2 . See Synonym Study at attack . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
4To fall in with — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
5assault — 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,… …
6Assailed — Assail As*sail ([a^]s*s[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assailed} ( s[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Assailing}.] [OE. assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a (L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to leap, spring; cf …
7Assailing — Assail As*sail ([a^]s*s[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assailed} ( s[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Assailing}.] [OE. assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a (L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to leap, spring; cf …
8attack — vb Attack, assail, assault, bombard, storm are comparable not only in their military but also in their extended senses. All carry as their basic meaning to make a more or less violent onset upon. Attack originally connoted a fastening upon… …
9attack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. assault, attack; seizure (See disease). v. t. assail, assault, attack; affect, influence. Ant., defense. II Violent assault Nouns 1. (human attack) attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,… …
10pelt — pelt1 /pelt/, v.t. 1. to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles. 2. to throw (missiles). 3. to drive by blows or missiles: The child pelted the cows home from the fields. 4. to assail vigorously with words, questions, etc. 5. to… …
