convert vs encode

encode vs convert

convert is a noun but encode is not a noun.

convert and encode both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
convert	Yes	No	Yes	No
encode	No	No	Yes	No

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

convert: change the nature, purpose, or function of something
encode: convert information into code

Other hyponyms of convert include caramelise, caramelize, rasterize, humify, verbalise, verbalize, sporulate, fictionalise, fictionalize, novelise, novelize, deaden, opalise, opalize, receive, reconvert, malt, malt, feudalize, flour, reclaim, ferment, work, nitrify, fossilise, fossilize, tan, dress, compost, transition, transcribe, scrap, keratinise, keratinize, diazotize, hay, lignify, mineralize, mineralize, ozonise, ozonize, slag, sulfate, cutinize, duplex.

convert (noun)	encode (noun)
a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

convert (verb)	encode (verb)
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy	convert information into code
change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
change the nature, purpose, or function of something
change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
cause to adopt a new or different faith
exchange a penalty for a less severe one
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

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