pate vs poll

pate and poll both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pate	Yes	No	No	No
poll	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pate and poll are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pate include crown.

pate (noun)	poll (noun)
liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned	the counting of votes (as in an election)
the top of the head	the top of the head
	the part of the head between the ears
	an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
	a tame parrot

pate (verb)	poll (verb)
	convert into a pollard
	get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
	vote in an election at a polling station
	get the votes of