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assaulted

assaulted is the simple past and past participle of assault.

Meaning of assault

Verb

assault (third-person singular simple present assaults, present participle assaulting, simple past and past participle assaulted)

  1. (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
    • Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.
  2. (transitive) To threaten or harass.

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Words formed from assaulted

Questions about assaulted

What is assaulted the simple past and past participle of?
Assaulted is the simple past and past participle of assault.

Words near assaulted in the dictionary

  1. assault rifle
  2. assault rifles
  3. assault weapon
  4. assault weapons
  5. assaultable
  6. assaulted
  7. assaultee
  8. assaultees
  9. assaulter
  10. assaulters
  11. assaultest

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