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[əˈseɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make a concerted or violent attack on
(e.g: the Scots army assailed Edward's army from the rear)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French asaill-, stressed stem of asalir, from medieval Latin assalire, from Latin assilire, from ad- ‘to’ + salire ‘to leap’; compare with assault
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