Asperse and Tear into

Asperse verb - To make untrue and harmful statements about.

Tear into and asperse are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tear into" instead a verb "Asperse".

Tear into verb - Hit violently, as in an attack.

Asperse and tear into are semantically related in criticize harshly topic. Sometimes you can use "Asperse" instead a verb "Tear into", if it concerns topics such as criticize very harshly.