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direct vs route

route vs direct

direct is not a noun while route is a noun.

direct is an adjective but route is not an adjective.

direct and route both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but route is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
route Yes No Yes No
As verbs, route is a hyponym of direct; that is, route is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:
  • direct: cause to go somewhere
  • route: send via a specific route
Other hyponyms of direct include cast, contrive, project, throw, turn, turn, divert, refer, airt, redirect, blow.
direct (noun) route (noun)
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
an established line of travel or access
direct (adjective) route (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
direct (verb) route (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) send via a specific route
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public divert in a specified direction
command with authority send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
direct (adverb) route (adverb)
without deviation
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