average out vs work out

average out and work out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
average out	No	No	Yes	No
work out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, work out is a hypernym of average out; that is, work out is a word with a broader meaning than average out:

Other hypernyms of average out include calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon.

average out (verb)	work out (verb)
compute the average of	do physical exercise
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain	give a workout to
	come up with
	work out in detail
	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
	make a mathematical calculation or computation
	be calculated
	happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well