To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence. Fifty civilians in Masawa were killed when government planes attacked the town. The robbers brutally attacked the security guard. They found the least defended area and attacked. If you attack a person, belief, idea, or act, you criticize them strongly. More @Wikipedia
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