risk vs seek

risk and seek both are nouns.

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

As verbs, seek is a hypernym of risk; that is, seek is a word with a broader meaning than risk:

Other hypernyms of risk include assay, attempt, essay, try.

As verbs, seek is a hypernym of risk; that is, seek is a word with a broader meaning than risk:

Other hypernyms of risk include assay, attempt, essay, try.

risk (noun)	seek (noun)
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury	the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

risk (verb)	seek (verb)
expose to a chance of loss or damage	inquire for
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	go to or towards
	try to get or reach
	make an effort or attempt