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assail

/ assail /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
attack someone physically or emotionally
"The mugger assaulted the woman"
"Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Kinds of:
bait sic set bulldog rush
Derived:
attack attempt attacker aggressor assailant
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
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"
Opposites:
defend
Type of:
fight struggle
Kinds of:
submarine pepper pelt strike hit
Derived:
attacker aggressor assailant assaulter attack
Verb group:
attack aggress
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Kinds of:
abuse clapperclaw blackguard shout claw
Derived:
attacker aggressor assailant assaulter fire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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bait sic set bulldog rush fight struggle submarine pepper pelt strike hit