fail vs evaluate

fail and evaluate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fail	No	No	Yes	No
evaluate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, evaluate is a hypernym of fail; that is, evaluate is a word with a broader meaning than fail:

Other hypernyms of fail include judge, pass judgment.

fail (verb)	evaluate (verb)
stop operating or functioning	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
deteriorate	form a critical opinion of
prove insufficient
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
be unsuccessful
fail to get a passing grade
fail to do something; leave something undone
judge unacceptable
be unable
fall short in what is expected