advocate vs prescribe

advocate is a noun but prescribe is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
advocate	Yes	No	Yes	No
prescribe	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prescribe is a hyponym of advocate; that is, prescribe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than advocate:

advocate (noun)	prescribe (noun)
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
a lawyer who pleads cases in court

advocate (verb)	prescribe (verb)
push for something	issue commands or orders for
speak, plead, or argue in favor of	(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
	recommend as beneficial