display vs brandish

display and brandish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
display	Yes	No	Yes	No
brandish	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

display (noun)	brandish (noun)
something shown to the public	the act of waving
a visual representation of something
an electronic device that represents information in visual form
exhibiting openly in public view
something intended to communicate a particular impression
behavior that makes your feelings public

display (verb)	brandish (verb)
to show, make visible or apparent	move or swing back and forth
attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals	exhibit aggressively