poll vs pate

poll and pate both are nouns.

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

As nouns, poll and pate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of poll include crown.

poll (noun)	pate (noun)
the counting of votes (as in an election)	liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
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

poll (verb)	pate (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