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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
assail /əˈseɪl/

▶verb

1 make a concerted or violent attack on.

2 (of an unpleasant feeling) come upon (someone) strongly.

– derivatives
assailable adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. asaill-, stressed stem of asalir, from med. L. assalire, from L. assilire, from ad- ‘to’ + salire ‘to leap’.

'assail' also found in these Oxford entries:

impugn - infest - inveigh - lace

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