navigate vs cruise

navigate is not a noun while cruise is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
navigate	No	No	Yes	No
cruise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cruise is a hyponym of navigate; that is, cruise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than navigate:

Other hyponyms of navigate include astrogate.

navigate (noun)	cruise (noun)
	an ocean trip taken for pleasure

navigate (verb)	cruise (verb)
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance	sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means	travel at a moderate speed
direct carefully and safely	drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
	look for a sexual partner in a public place