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