Assail

Definition:

(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.
(v. t.) To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
(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.

Compare assail with other words:

assail vs. aswail

assail vs. bombard

assail vs. assoil

assail vs. wassail

assail vs. harass

assail vs. fulminate

assail vs. assailer

assail vs. betongue

assail vs. bestorm

assail vs. assist

assail vs. rouble

assail vs. sabotage

assail vs. capitulate

assail vs. specify

assail vs. assault

assail vs. polemic

assail vs. trouble

assail vs. revile

assail vs. berate

assail vs. assailant

assail vs. attack

assail vs. rout

assail vs. hoot

assail vs. besiege

assail vs. elephant

assail vs. peal

assail vs. vilify

assail vs. bepommel

assail vs. true

assail vs. ivory

assail vs. ring