polish vs educate

polish is a noun but educate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
polish	Yes	No	Yes	No
educate	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of polish include over-refine, overrefine, civilise, civilize, cultivate, school, train.

polish (noun)	educate (noun)
the property of being smooth and shiny
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
a preparation used in polishing

polish (verb)	educate (verb)
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state	create by training and teaching
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing	give an education to
make (a surface) shine	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment