assail

Meanings

• Verb

  Attack or assault (someone or something) suddenly and violently.

  - "The thieves assailed the bank guard."
  - "The mob assailed the embassy."
  - "The storm assailed the coastline."

• Verb

  Attempt to attack or assault (someone or something).

  - "The enemy forces were preparing to assail the city."
  - "The pirates assailed the merchant ship."
  - "The bully threatened to assail the new student."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with assail
gail , jail , mail , pail , rail , sail , tail , whale

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Assail (en) : To attack or assault (someone or something).
   

2. Assail (en) : To make a loud, harsh, or prolonged sound.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Assailant (en) : A person who attacks or assails someone or something.
   

2. Assail (en) : To make a loud, harsh, or prolonged sound.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of assail that leads to same result
assail , assailable , assailed , assailing , assails

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Forms

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assails, assailing, assaulted, assaulted

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Etymology

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Old French assailir ‘approach, attack’, from assaler ‘approach’.

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Trivia

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1. The word ‘assail’ comes from the Old French word ‘assailir’, meaning ‘approach, attack’.

2. Assail is an irregular verb, meaning it doesn’t follow the usual pattern for verb conjugations in English.

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Related Concepts

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1. Attack: An aggressive act or force intended to inflict damage or injury.

2. Assault: An unlawful physical attack on another person, intended to cause harm.

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Culture

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In literature, assail can be found in various contexts, including military battles, personal attacks, and natural disasters. Assail has been used extensively in poetry and prose to depict violence and conflict.

How to Memorize "assail"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person charging at you with a weapon, ready to attack. Visualize yourself defending yourself against this assailant.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word assail with the idea of an attack or assault.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as ‘Assail’ stands for ‘Aggressive, Sudden, Surprising, Instant, Loud.’

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