Both Uses of
assault
in
The Mill on the Floss
- You will be thrown into the world some day, and then every rational satisfaction of your nature that you deny now will assault you like a savage appetite.†
Chpt 5.3 *assault = attack
- Your daughter is a witness that you've assaulted me.†
Chpt 5.7assaulted = attacked
Definition:
to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence