pepper vs assail

assail vs pepper

pepper is a noun but assail is not a noun.

pepper and assail both are verbs.

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

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

pepper: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
assail: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Other hypernyms of pepper include attack.

pepper (noun)	assail (noun)
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

pepper (verb)	assail (verb)
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles	attack in speech or writing
add pepper to	attack someone physically or emotionally
	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Difference between pepper and assail

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