foliate vs hammer

hammer vs foliate

foliate is not a noun while hammer is a noun.

foliate is an adjective but hammer is not an adjective.

foliate and hammer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foliate	No	Yes	Yes	No
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hammer is a hypernym of foliate; that is, hammer is a word with a broader meaning than foliate:

foliate: hammer into thin flat foils
hammer: create by hammering

Other hypernyms of foliate include forge.

foliate (noun)	hammer (noun)
	the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
	a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
	a power tool for drilling rocks
	a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
	a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
	the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
	a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
	the ossicle attached to the eardrum

foliate (adjective)	hammer (adjective)
ornamented with foliage or foils
(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

foliate (verb)	hammer (verb)
grow leaves	beat with or as if with a hammer
number the pages of a book or manuscript	create by hammering
coat or back with metal foil
hammer into thin flat foils
decorate with leaves

Difference between foliate and hammer

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