incubation vs care

care vs incubation

incubation and care both are nouns.

incubation is not a verb while care is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incubation	Yes	No	No	No
care	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, care is a hypernym of incubation; that is, care is a word with a broader meaning than incubation:

incubation: maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
care: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Other hypernyms of incubation include aid, attention, tending.

incubation (noun)	care (noun)
maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear	attention and management implying responsibility for safety
	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
	a cause for feeling concern
	an anxious feeling

incubation (verb)	care (verb)
	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
	feel concern or interest
	be concerned with
	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
	provide care for

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