request vs seek

request and seek both are nouns.

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

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

request (noun)	seek (noun)
the verbal act of requesting	the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

request (verb)	seek (verb)
express the need or desire for	inquire for
ask (a person) to do something	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
inquire for (information)	go to or towards
	try to get or reach
	make an effort or attempt