desire vs care

desire and care both are nouns.

desire and care both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desire	Yes	No	Yes	No
care	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

desire: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
care: to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

Other hyponyms of desire include crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst, fancy, go for, take to, miss, hope, wish, wish well, like, wish, itch, spoil, like, ambition, feel like, begrudge, envy, lech after, lust after, hanker, long, yearn, seek.

desire (noun)	care (noun)
an inclination to want things	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
something that is desired	attention and management implying responsibility for safety
	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
	a cause for feeling concern
	an anxious feeling

desire (verb)	care (verb)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
express a desire for	feel concern or interest
expect and wish	be concerned with
	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
	provide care for

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