occupy vs assail

assail vs occupy

occupy and assail both are verbs.

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

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

occupy: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
assail: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Other hypernyms of occupy include attack.

occupy (verb)	assail (verb)
consume all of one's attention or time	attack in speech or writing
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation	attack someone physically or emotionally
require (time or space)	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
keep busy with
assume, as of positions or roles
live (in a certain place)
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of

Difference between occupy and assail

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