Emily Dickinson Lexicon

assault, v. [OFr < L. ad, to + saltāre, leap, spring.]

Attack; criticize; malign; denigrate; reproach; vilify; verbally abuse.

assaulted, verbal adj. [see assault, v.]

Besieged; assailed; recently attacked.

assaulting, verbal adj. [see assault, v.]

Bothersome; troublesome.

assemble (-ed), v. [OFr < L. ad, to + simul, together.]

Meet; gather; come together.

assembling, verbal n. [see assemble, v.]

Celebration; jubilee; festivity; festival; assembly; wedding reception; marriage gathering; nuptial party; gathering of family, friends, and guests; [fig.] funeral; leave-taking; memorial service; departure to a new life; farewell for a deceased female.

assembly (assemblies), n. [see assemble, v.] (webplay: room).

1. Congregation; multitude; throng; group of people; collection of individuals; [fig.] company of angels; gathering of deceased people in the spirit world.
2. Family gathering.
3. Collection of parts.
4. Menagerie; group of creatures.

assent, v. [OFr < L. ad, to + sentīre, feel, perceive, think.] (webplay: sense).

Agree; yield; concede; concur; give in; conform in practice; [possible word play on “ascent”).

assert (-ing), v. [L. ad, to + serěre, join, put; put one's hand on a slave's head to claim or to free that person; thus, set free, protect, defend, declare.]

1. Present; display; exhibit; show; attest; manifest; demonstrate openly.
2. Substantiate; prove; validate; certify; verify; establish the predominance of; vindicate a claim to.
3. Avow; argue; claim; insist; affirm positively; declare with confidence.

assiduously, adv. [L. assidē-re, sitting down to, closely applying to.]

Deliberately; attentively; intently; intentionally; carefully; with precision; by design; in close proximity; with constant application.

assign (-s), v. [L. ad-, to + signāre, make a sign, mark.]

Command; control; govern; appoint; dictate the movements of.