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Assail vs Bestorm - What's the difference?

assail | bestorm |

As verbs the difference between assail and bestorm

is that assail is to attack violently using words or force while bestorm is to overtake with a storm; assail with storms.

assail

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To attack violently using words or force.
    • Muggers assailed them as they entered an alley.
    For the next six months or so those children will assail her in public with demands for an improper story! (from H.H. Munro's short story, "The Storyteller").

    bestorm

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
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