gavage vs feeding

gavage and feeding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gavage	Yes	No	No	No
feeding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, feeding is a hypernym of gavage; that is, feeding is a word with a broader meaning than gavage:

gavage: feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
feeding: the act of supplying food and nourishment

Other hypernyms of gavage include alimentation.

gavage (noun)	feeding (noun)
feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat	the act of consuming food
	the act of supplying food and nourishment