assault vs ravish

assault is a noun but ravish is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assault	Yes	No	Yes	No
ravish	No	No	Yes	No

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

As verbs, assault and ravish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of assault include dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, violate.

assault (noun)	ravish (noun)
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

assault (verb)	ravish (verb)
attack in speech or writing	hold spellbound
attack someone physically or emotionally	force (someone) to have sex against their will
force (someone) to have sex against their will