Translation
to insult
Word origin
From French insulter, from Latin insultare ('to leap at, to assail'), a frequentative of insilire, built from in- and salire ('to leap'). The same salire gives English assault and somersault.
- Origin
- French, from Latin
- Root
- insultare
- English cognates
- insult, assault, somersault
Examples
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He insulted me in front of everyone.
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Do not insult people who do not agree with you.
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The two men insulted each other in the street.
Stronger and more deliberate than : you can someone by accident, but is done on purpose, with words.
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