roam vs locomote

roam and locomote both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roam	No	No	Yes	No
locomote	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, locomote is a hypernym of roam; that is, locomote is a word with a broader meaning than roam:

roam: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
locomote: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Other hypernyms of roam include go, move, travel.

roam (verb)	locomote (verb)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically