assail vs violate

assail and violate both are verbs.

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

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

assail (verb)	violate (verb)
attack in speech or writing	destroy
attack someone physically or emotionally	destroy and strip of its possession
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	force (someone) to have sex against their will
	violate the sacred character of a place or language
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns