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assail::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | attack |
| Type of | struggle, contend, fight |
| Has types | raid, submarine, surprise, surround, bust, bombard, torpedo, bomb, counterstrike, counterattack, blitz, strike, pepper, cannonade, strafe, pelt, besiege, gas, hem in, hit, invade, beleaguer, circumvent, storm, occupy |
| Verb group | aggress, attack |
| Derivation | assailable, assailant |
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week.
assail::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assault, attack, set on |
| Has types | set, assault, bait, beset, blindside, bulldog, desecrate, dishonor, dishonour, jump, molest, outrage, profane, rape, ravish, reassail, rush, savage, set upon, sic, violate |
| Derivation | assailant |
Nightmares assailed him regularly.
Examples of assail
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McCain gave a glimpse of his newfound zeal to assail Obama at events this week.
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When critics assail his conclusions, Grant argues that they are a vocal minority.
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The ads will tout Ose's credentials rather than assail McClintock, Elmets said.
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The dogs'well-organized lovers assail all such criticism of their pets as unfair.
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Sometimes it was more-traditional investors doing the trading that critics assail.
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Israel's policy could end up looking similar-and very hard to assail in court.
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The next night Reagan used a prime-time press conference to assail Congress again.
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It describes how to assail the corner with quick pitches, bootlegs and power.
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Fervent religious extremism has encouraged people to assail the government.
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- Attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- Attack: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
- Attack: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen is an epic fantasy series written by Canadian author Steven Erikson, published in ten volumes beginning with the novel Gardens of the Moon. As of August 2009, nine novels in the series have been published leaving only the final volume forthcoming. ...
- To attack violently
- (Assailing) attacking with or as if with violent blows
- Leap upon in a violent attack with blows or words
