beleaguer vs assail

beleaguer and assail both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assail is a hypernym of beleaguer; that is, assail is a word with a broader meaning than beleaguer:

beleaguer: surround so as to force to give up
assail: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Other hypernyms of beleaguer include attack.

beleaguer (verb)	assail (verb)
surround so as to force to give up	attack in speech or writing
annoy persistently	attack someone physically or emotionally
	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with