day vs date

day and date both are nouns.

day is not a verb while date is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
day	Yes	No	No	No
date	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, date is a hyponym of day; that is, date is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than day:

day: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
date: the specified day of the month

Other hyponyms of day include tomorrow, today, yesterday, morrow, eve, day of the month, snow day.

day (noun)	date (noun)
a period of opportunity	sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis	a meeting arranged in advance
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance	a participant in a date
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside	the specified day of the month
a point or period in time	the present
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)	the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
an era of existence or influence	a particular day specified as the time something happens
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

day (verb)	date (verb)
	assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
	provide with a dateline; mark with a date
	stamp with a date
	go on a date with
	date regularly; have a steady relationship with

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