place vs delegate

place and delegate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
place	Yes	No	Yes	No
delegate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, delegate is a hypernym of place; that is, delegate is a word with a broader meaning than place:

place: assign to (a job or a home)
delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of place include assign, depute, designate.

As verbs, delegate is a hypernym of place; that is, delegate is a word with a broader meaning than place:

place: place somebody in a particular situation or location
delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of place include assign, depute, designate.

place (noun)	delegate (noun)
a job in an organization	a person appointed or elected to represent others
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
an abstract mental location
the passage that is being read
a blank area
an item on a list or in a sequence
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a general vicinity
a public square with room for pedestrians
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
any area set aside for a particular purpose
the particular portion of space occupied by something
where you live at a particular time
proper or designated social situation
a particular situation
proper or appropriate position or location

place (verb)	delegate (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
assign a rank or rating to	transfer power to someone
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
estimate
sing a note with the correct pitch
to arrange for
assign to a station
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
put into a certain place or abstract location
locate
assign a location to
make an investment
assign to (a job or a home)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
identify the location or place of