avail vs employ

avail and employ both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avail	Yes	No	Yes	No
employ	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, employ is a hypernym of avail; that is, employ is a word with a broader meaning than avail:

avail: take advantage of
employ: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of avail include apply, use, utilise, utilize.

avail (noun)	employ (noun)
a means of serving	the state of being employed or having a job

avail (verb)	employ (verb)
take advantage of	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
take or use	engage or hire for work
be of use to, be useful to