engagement vs assault

engagement and assault both are nouns.

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

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

engagement: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
assault: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

Other hyponyms of engagement include Armageddon, pitched battle, naval battle, armed combat, combat, dogfight.

engagement (noun)	assault (noun)
the act of sharing in the activities of a group	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
the act of giving someone a job	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
a mutual promise to marry
contact by fitting together
a meeting arranged in advance

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