report vs document

document vs report

report and document both are nouns.

report and document both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
report	Yes	No	Yes	No
document	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, document is a hypernym of report; that is, document is a word with a broader meaning than report:

report: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
document: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Other hypernyms of report include papers, written document.

report (noun)	document (noun)
the general estimation that the public has for a person	anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
a short account of the news	writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
the act of informing by verbal report	(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)	a written account of ownership or obligation
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

report (verb)	document (verb)
to give an account or representation of in words	support or supply with references
make known to the authorities	record in detail
complain about; make a charge against
announce one's presence
announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

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