request vs challenge

challenge vs request

request and challenge both are nouns.

request and challenge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
request	Yes	No	Yes	No
challenge	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

request: express the need or desire for
challenge: ask for identification

Other hyponyms of request include order, ask, encore, petition, demand, appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, beg, solicit, tap, reserve, beg off, excuse, demand, claim, call for, invite, ask in, invite, desire, beg, arrogate, claim, lay claim, ask over, ask round, invite, call, ask, ask out, invite out, take out, book, hold, reserve.

request (noun)	challenge (noun)
the verbal act of requesting	a call to engage in a contest or fight
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority	questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
	a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
	a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
	a demanding or stimulating situation

request (verb)	challenge (verb)
express the need or desire for	issue a challenge to
ask (a person) to do something	take exception to
inquire for (information)	raise a formal objection in a court of law
	ask for identification

Difference between request and challenge

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