Assail

Verb

 * 1) To attack violently.

Adjectives for Assail
fierce: quick; skillful; deadly; doughty; unrelenting; potent; unwary; blood-thirsty;rude; violent; savage; vociferous; audacious; powerful; bold; formidable; deceased.

Thesaurus
ambush; assault; attack; blister; blitz; bushwhack; castigate; censure; come at; come down on; crack down on; criminate; cry out against; cry out on; cry shame upon; descend on; descend upon; excoriate; fall on; fall upon; flay; fustigate; gang up on; go at; go for; harry; have at; hit; hit like lightning; implicate; impugn; incriminate; inculpate; involve; jump; land on; lash; lay at; lay hands on; lay into; light into; mug; pitch into; pounce upon; pound; roast; sail into; scarify; scathe; scorch; set on; set upon; skin alive; slash; strike; surprise; swoop down on; take the offensive; trounce; wade into

Etymology
verb asaillir:, from assilio:, from ad: + salio:. See also assault:.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: нападам, нахвърлям се
 * French:


 * Spanish: atacar, asaltar