poise vs put

poise and put both are nouns.

poise and put both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poise	Yes	No	Yes	No
put	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put is a hypernym of poise; that is, put is a word with a broader meaning than poise:

poise: cause to be balanced or suspended
put: put into a certain place or abstract location

Other hypernyms of poise include lay, place, pose, position, set.

poise (noun)	put (noun)
great coolness and composure under strain	the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

poise (verb)	put (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
cause to be balanced or suspended	estimate
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult	formulate in a particular style or language
be motionless, in suspension	attribute or give
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
	adapt
	cause (someone) to undergo something
	make an investment

Difference between poise and put

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