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assail

/əˈseɪl/uh-SAYL
/əˈseɪl/uh-SAYL

Meaningleap

Common meaning: attack forcefully

Journey through time

  1. Latinsalire‘leap’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsleap → asaillir, asalir, to attackassaillir‘asaillir, asalir, to attack’source
  3. Middle Englishassailen‘attack’source
  4. Englishassail‘attack forcefully’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin salire ‘leap’.

Roots

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