assail
Cross references: 1. attack as.sail \*-'sa-(*)l\ \-'sa--l*-b*l\ \-l*nt\ vt [ME assailen, fr. OF asaillir, fr. (assumed) VL assalire, alt]er. of L assilire to leap upon, fr. ad- + salire to leap : to attack violently with blows or words - as.sail.able aj