ASSAIL
\ɐsˈe͡ɪl], \ɐsˈeɪl], \ɐ_s_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of ASSAIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
By Princeton University
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attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
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attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
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launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities with, as in warfare; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
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To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like.
By Oddity Software
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To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
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To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Assailable.
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To assault: to attack.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
