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    [Verb]  | "as*sail" | \ ə-ˈsāl \


    1: to attack violently : assault

    2: to encounter, undertake, or confront energetically

    3: to oppose, challenge, or criticize harshly and forcefully


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French assaillir, from Vulgar Latin *assalire, alteration of Latin assilire to leap upon, from ad- + salire to leap {mat|sally|};

    [Verb]  | "assail" 


    1: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;


      * e.g., " ... the union organizers assailed the chemical company for failing to provide a safe working environment "



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    2: to take sudden, violent action against;


      * e.g., " ... the small birds assailed the larger one that had threatened their nest "



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