card vs ensure

card is a noun but ensure is not a noun.

card and ensure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
card	Yes	No	Yes	No
ensure	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ensure is a hypernym of card; that is, ensure is a word with a broader meaning than card:

card: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
ensure: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

Other hypernyms of card include ascertain, assure, check, control, insure, see, see to it.

card (noun)	ensure (noun)
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
a card certifying the identity of the bearer
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
(golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
thin cardboard, usually rectangular

card (verb)	ensure (verb)
ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
separate the fibers of	make certain of

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