Assail
Contents
English
Verb
Assail (third-person singular simple present Assails, present participle Assailing, simple past and past participle Assailed)
- To attack violently.
Adjectives for Assail
fierce: quick; skillful; deadly; doughty; unrelenting; potent; unwary; blood-thirsty;rude; violent; savage; vociferous; audacious; powerful; bold; formidable; deceased.
Thesaurus
ambush; assault; attack; blister; blitz; bushwhack; castigate; censure; come at; come down on; crack down on; criminate; cry out against; cry out on; cry shame upon; descend on; descend upon; excoriate; fall on; fall upon; flay; fustigate; gang up on; go at; go for; harry; have at; hit; hit like lightning; implicate; impugn; incriminate; inculpate; involve; jump; land on; lash; lay at; lay hands on; lay into; light into; mug; pitch into; pounce upon; pound; roast; sail into; scarify; scathe; scorch; set on; set upon; skin alive; slash; strike; surprise; swoop down on; take the offensive; trounce; wade into
Etymology
Old French verb asaillir, from Latin assiliō, from ad (“towards”) + saliō (“to jump”). See also assault.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪl
