hazard vs assay

assay vs hazard

hazard and assay both are nouns.

hazard and assay both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hazard	Yes	No	Yes	No
assay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assay is a hypernym of hazard; that is, assay is a word with a broader meaning than hazard:

hazard: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
assay: make an effort or attempt

Other hypernyms of hazard include attempt, essay, seek, try.

hazard (noun)	assay (noun)
an obstacle on a golf course	a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	an appraisal of the state of affairs
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune	a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
	a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components

hazard (verb)	assay (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	analyze (chemical substances)
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	make an effort or attempt
put at risk

Difference between hazard and assay

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