assail vs savage

assail is not a noun while savage is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assail	No	No	Yes	No
savage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, savage is a hyponym of assail; that is, savage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assail:

assail (noun)	savage (noun)
	a member of an uncivilized people
	a cruelly rapacious person

assail (adjective)	savage (adjective)
	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
	without civilizing influences
	marked by extreme and violent energy
	wild and menacing

assail (verb)	savage (verb)
attack in speech or writing	criticize harshly or violently
attack someone physically or emotionally	attack brutally and fiercely
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with