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Verbs
(v)
assail
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assault
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set on
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attack
attack someone physically or emotionally
“The mugger assaulted the woman”
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“Nightmares assailed him regularly”
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(v)
attack
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assail
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
“Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II”
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“Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week”
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(v)
attack
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round
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assail
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lash out
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snipe
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assault
attack in speech or writing
“The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
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