transitive. To subject (a person) to outrage; to do violence to; to wrong grossly; to insult, violate, assault; (sometimes) spec. to rape, assault…

to do violence to (also †unto): to inflict harm, injury, or damage on; (also) to restrict, constrain, or alter unnaturally; to distort the meaning of.

Of the hand, as the agent of physical force or violence. Frequently in to lay violent hands on (or upon) and variants (now archaic).

Scottish. to put hand(s) to (also in, on): to assault physically, do violence to; to kill, esp. (with oneself as object) to kill oneself, commit…

Military, etc. To assail or attack suddenly and without warning; to make an unexpected assault upon (a place, body of troops, person, etc. that is…

transitive. To treat (a person) roughly or violently; to assault; (also) to abuse verbally, vilify. Obsolete.

transitive. Probably: to perpetrate by means of violence. rare.

To treat diabolically, with diabolical violence, ribaldry, or abuse.

transitive. To use violence or bullying tactics against (a person); to coerce or bully into doing something.