escape vs mystify

escape is a noun but mystify is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No
mystify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mystify is a hypernym of escape; that is, mystify is a word with a broader meaning than escape:

Other hypernyms of escape include amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.

escape (noun)	mystify (noun)
the act of escaping physically
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
a means or way of escaping
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

escape (verb)	mystify (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	make mysterious
fail to experience	be a mystery or bewildering to
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
run away from confinement
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by