comprehend vs smell

smell vs comprehend

comprehend is not a noun while smell is a noun.

comprehend and smell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comprehend	No	No	Yes	No
smell	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

comprehend: to become aware of through the senses
smell: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

Other hyponyms of comprehend include feel, sense, apperceive, pick up, receive, divine, hallucinate, misperceive, catch, pick up, dream, ache, hurt, suffer, touch, see, sight, spy, hear, listen, taste, find, see through.

comprehend (noun)	smell (noun)
	the act of perceiving the odor of something
	any property detected by the olfactory system
	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
	the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

comprehend (verb)	smell (verb)
get the meaning of something	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
to become aware of through the senses	emit an odor
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory	inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	smell bad
	have an element suggestive (of something)

Difference between comprehend and smell

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