different between assault vs initiative
assault
English
Etymology
From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, from the verb asaillir, from Latin assili?, from ad (“towards”) + sali? (“to jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s??lt/
- (regional, California) IPA(key): /??s?lt/
Noun
assault (countable and uncountable, plural assaults)
- A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.
- 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, Book 5
- Unshaken bears the assault / Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like
- (criminal law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
- (singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
- (singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
- (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
Synonyms
- onfall, onrush
Coordinate terms
- battery
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
assault (third-person singular simple present assaults, present participle assaulting, simple past and past participle assaulted)
- (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
- Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.
- Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
- (transitive) To threaten or harass. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Middle French
Noun
assault m (plural assauls)
- (chiefly military) assault; attack
assault From the web:
- what assault rifles do police use
- what assault rifles do the military use
- what assault rifles need to be gold for platinum
- what assault rifles are legal in connecticut
- what assault rifles do i need for platinum
- what assault mean
- what assault rifles are legal in the us
- what assault rifles can civilians buy
initiative
English
Etymology
From French initiative, from Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n???t?v/
- Rhymes: -???t?v
Adjective
initiative (not comparable)
- Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
- In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
- a. 2008, John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, ?ISBN, page 122 [1]:
- The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population.
- a. 2008, John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, ?ISBN, page 122 [1]:
Antonyms
- noninitiative
Translations
Noun
initiative (countable and uncountable, plural initiatives)
- A beginning; a first move.
- A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- The ability to act first or on one's own.
- An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
Synonyms
- (issue to be voted on): direct initiative
Derived terms
- direct initiative
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- initiative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- initiative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- initiative at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From *Medieval Latin initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
initiative f (plural initiatives)
- initiative
- Prendre l'initiative.
Derived terms
- syndicat d'initiative
Further reading
- “initiative” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
initiative From the web:
- what initiative mean
- what initiatives passed in california
- what initiatives passed in washington state
- what initiative you have taken
- what initiatives can you bring
- what does initiative mean
you may also like
- assault vs initiative
- gaiety vs merriment
- prevailing vs ecumenical
- augment vs distend
- thickness vs zone
- sensation vs impression
- wild vs merciless
- distaste vs disaffection
- munch vs gnaw
- hitch vs check
- eligible vs adept
- steely vs inured
- laden vs attended
- thwart vs fool
- dejection vs downheartedness
- immeasurable vs uncounted
- foodstuff vs provender
- disapproval vs criticism
- flippancy vs abandon
- resolute vs unswerving