exit vs escape

exit and escape both are nouns.

exit and escape both are verbs.

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

As nouns, escape is a hypernym of exit; that is, escape is a word with a broader meaning than exit:

exit: an opening that permits escape or release
escape: a means or way of escaping

exit (noun)	escape (noun)
the act of going out	the act of escaping physically
an opening that permits escape or release	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
euphemistic expressions for death	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

exit (verb)	escape (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	issue or leak, as from a small opening
lose the lead	fail to experience
move out of or depart from	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

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