govern vs ask

govern and ask both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
govern	No	No	Yes	No
ask	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ask is a hypernym of govern; that is, ask is a word with a broader meaning than govern:

Other hypernyms of govern include call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take.

govern (verb)	ask (verb)
exercise authority over; as of nations	make a request or demand for something to somebody
direct or strongly influence the behavior of	direct or put; seek an answer to
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations	address a question to and expect an answer from
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood	consider obligatory; request and expect
	require or ask for as a price or condition
	make a date
	require as useful, just, or proper