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assalire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assail verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  • assault noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
  • attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
  • beset verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.

Senses

assalire is used for these senses in English:

  • assail (transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
  • assault (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
  • attack (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
  • savage To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.

assail — full definition

  1. verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  2. verb To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat.

assault — full definition

  1. noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
  2. noun In law, an act that makes someone fear immediate physical harm, even without actual contact.
  3. verb To attack someone violently, physically or verbally.

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