laminate vs cleave

laminate is a noun but cleave is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laminate	Yes	No	Yes	No
cleave	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cleave is a hypernym of laminate; that is, cleave is a word with a broader meaning than laminate:

Other hypernyms of laminate include rive, split.

laminate (noun)	cleave (noun)
a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

laminate (verb)	cleave (verb)
cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
press or beat (metals) into thin sheets	make by cutting into
split (wood) into thin sheets	come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material