prescribe vs advocate

prescribe is not a noun while advocate is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prescribe	No	No	Yes	No
advocate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, advocate is a hypernym of prescribe; that is, advocate is a word with a broader meaning than prescribe:

Other hypernyms of prescribe include recommend, urge.

prescribe (noun)	advocate (noun)
	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
	a lawyer who pleads cases in court

prescribe (verb)	advocate (verb)
issue commands or orders for	push for something
(medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription	speak, plead, or argue in favor of
recommend as beneficial