assail
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assail
- /əˈseɪl/
Sounds like asail · Rhymes with -eɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle English assailen, from Old French assaillir, assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assault.
verb assails · assailing · assailed
- To attack with harsh words or violent force. Muggers assailed them as they entered an alley.
- To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat. "Yes," he said, half musing to himself, "I knew it must exist: the one explanation that accounts for everything and cannot be assailed. We have reached the bed-rock of truth at last."
Similar: barrage
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verb
Similar: barrage
Translations
Talk about this word "assail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/assail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. assail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/assail "assail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/assail.Cite this
@misc{assail_2026,
title = {assail},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assail},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
