friendzone vs do by

friendzone and do by both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
friendzone	No	No	Yes	No
do by	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, do by is a hypernym of friendzone; that is, do by is a word with a broader meaning than friendzone:

friendzone: To treat as a friend although the other party has romantic feelings
do by: interact in a certain way

Other hypernyms of friendzone include handle, treat.

friendzone (verb)	do by (verb)
To treat as a friend although the other party has romantic feelings	interact in a certain way