employ vs waste

waste vs employ

employ and waste both are nouns.

employ is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

employ and waste both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
employ	Yes	No	Yes	No
waste	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

employ: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
waste: use inefficiently or inappropriately

Other hyponyms of employ include commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give, play, play, pull out all the stops, assign, put, ply, address, misapply, misuse, avail, overdrive, overuse, cannibalise, cannibalize, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit, work, exploit, tap, extend, strain, exercise, exert, enjoy, take, share, put to work, work, implement, fall back, recur, resort.

employ (noun)	waste (noun)
the state of being employed or having a job	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
	(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
	the trait of wasting resources
	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

employ (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

employ (verb)	waste (verb)
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose	become physically weaker
engage or hire for work	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	cause to grow thin or weak
	lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
	spend extravagantly
	use inefficiently or inappropriately
	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
	run off as waste
	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
	dispose of

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