rape vs assail

rape is a noun but assail is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of rape include assault, attack, set on.

rape (noun)	assail (noun)
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
the act of despoiling a country in warfare
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop

rape (verb)	assail (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession	attack in speech or writing
force (someone) to have sex against their will	attack someone physically or emotionally
	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with