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1.
attack someone physically or emotionally
Nightmares assailed him regularly
2.
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
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attack in speech or writing
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derived forms
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1. Assail / Past
assailed
2. Assail / Third Person
assails
3. Assail / Present Participle
assailing
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