lactate vs feed

lactate and feed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lactate	Yes	No	Yes	No
feed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, feed is a hypernym of lactate; that is, feed is a word with a broader meaning than lactate:

Other hypernyms of lactate include give.

lactate (noun)	feed (noun)
a salt or ester of lactic acid	food for domestic livestock

lactate (verb)	feed (verb)
give suck to	provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
	introduce continuously
	take in food; used of animals only
	give food to
	serve as food for; be the food for
	feed into; supply
	provide as food
	gratify
	profit from in an exploitatory manner
	move along, of liquids
	support or promote