quantify vs scale

quantify is not a noun while scale is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quantify	No	No	Yes	No
scale	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of quantify include gauge, meter, pace, step, clock, time, fathom, sound, titrate, plumb, librate, weigh.

quantify (noun)	scale (noun)
	a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
	an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
	a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
	(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
	a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
	a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
	relative magnitude
	the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
	an ordered reference standard

quantify (verb)	scale (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity	measure with or as if with scales
use as a quantifier	size or measure according to a scale
	remove the scales from
	pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
	climb up by means of a ladder
	reach the highest point of
	take by attacking with scaling ladders
	measure by or as if by a scale