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Synonyms
as·sail (ə-sāĺ)

[Middle English assailen, from Old French asalir, asaill-, from Vulgar Latin* assalīre, variant of Latin assilīre, to jump on, ad-, onto; see ad–, + salīre, to jump.]

transitive verb: -sailed, -sail·ing, -sails. 

  1. To attack with or as if with violent blows; assault.
  2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See synonyms at attack
  3. To trouble; beset: was assailed by doubts.

derivatives

as·saiĺa·ble
adjective
as·saiĺa·biĺi·ty
noun
as·saiĺer
noun
as·saiĺment
noun