Definition of assail

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Assail (v. t.) To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like..

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Assailable :: Assailable (a.) Capable of being assailed.
Assailed :: Assailed (imp. & p. p.) of Assai.
Assault :: Assault (n.) To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration..
Wassail :: Wassail (v. i.) To hold a wassail; to carouse.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise..
Wassail :: Wassail (n.) A festive or drinking song or glee.
Armada :: Armada (v. t.) A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558..
Wassail :: Wassail (n.) An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.
Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant..
Tenable :: Tenable (a.) Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument..
Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like..
Invader :: Invader (n.) One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.
Assassinate :: Assassinate (v. t.) To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly..
Impugn :: Impugn (v. t.) To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose.
Vulnerable :: Vulnerable (a.) Liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously; assailable; as, a vulnerable reputation..
Bepommel :: Bepommel (v. t.) To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing..
Hoot :: Hoot (v. t.) To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
Violent :: Violent (n.) An assailant.
Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery..
Peal :: Peal (v. t.) To assail with noise or loud sounds.
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