beg vs put off

beg and put off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beg	No	No	Yes	No
put off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put off is a hypernym of beg; that is, put off is a word with a broader meaning than beg:

beg: dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
put off: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other hypernyms of beg include circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt.

beg (verb)	put off (verb)
call upon in supplication; entreat	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently	take away the enthusiasm of
dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted	cause to feel embarrassment
ask to obtain free	cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
	hold back to a later time