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route vs direct

direct vs route

route is a noun but direct is not a noun.

route is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

route and direct both are verbs.

route is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
route Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of route; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than route:
  • route: send via a specific route
  • direct: cause to go somewhere
Other hypernyms of route include send.
route (noun) direct (noun)
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
an established line of travel or access
route (adjective) direct (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
route (verb) direct (verb)
send via a specific route plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
divert in a specified direction specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
send documents or materials to appropriate destinations command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
route (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between route and direct

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