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as·sail [əˈseɪl] VB trans

1. assail (attack, verbally):

assail

napadati [perf napasti]

2. assail usu passive (torment):

he was assailed by doubts

mučili so ga dvomi

3. assail (overwhelm):

to be assailed with letters

biti zasut s pismi

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She had never sung the role before or ever intended to assail it onstage. en.wikipedia.org

Go to her, you who are assailed by sorrows and moral trials. en.wikipedia.org

The proposal was assailed almost immediately by various elements in the community. en.wikipedia.org

They assailed us with fresh regiments and overwhelming numbers. en.wikipedia.org

The question now to be answered is whether the legislative act here assailed is subject to the same condemnation. en.wikipedia.org

The enemy, to their consternation, found themselves assailed in the rear by the party they had expected to strike unawares. en.wikipedia.org

During his career he assailed almost all of the major oratorio tenor roles. en.wikipedia.org

Globalization has assailed these systems; they remain only one factor in today's complicated regulatory equation. en.wikipedia.org

It was assailed, however, along with other reformers, by private television stations whose influence had soared as the reputation of politicians slumped. en.wikipedia.org

Floating enemies assail the player, who can destroy them with a lightning bolt. en.wikipedia.org

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