[əˈseɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a concerted or violent attack on
(e.g: the Scots army assailed Edward's army from the rear)


Phrases:

Origin:
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