behave vs pose

behave is not a noun while pose is a noun.

behave and pose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
behave	No	No	Yes	No
pose	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

behave: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
pose: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

Other hyponyms of behave include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, menace, make, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, joke, piffle, make, make as if, break down, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, posture, footle, frivol, trifle, puff up, swell, follow, loosen up, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.

behave (noun)	pose (noun)
	a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
	affected manners intended to impress others
	a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

behave (verb)	pose (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself	be a mystery or bewildering to
behave well or properly	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
	offer for others to consider

Difference between behave and pose

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