request vs excuse

excuse vs request

request and excuse both are nouns.

request and excuse both are verbs.

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

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

request: express the need or desire for
excuse: ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Other hyponyms of request include order, ask, encore, petition, demand, appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, beg, solicit, tap, reserve, challenge, beg off, 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)	excuse (noun)
the verbal act of requesting	a poor example
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
	a note explaining an absence

request (verb)	excuse (verb)
express the need or desire for	accept an excuse for
ask (a person) to do something	defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
inquire for (information)	excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
	serve as a reason or cause or justification of
	grant exemption or release to
	ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Difference between request and excuse

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