seat vs place

seat and place both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seat	Yes	No	Yes	No
place	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, seat and place are synonyms defined as:

seat and place: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

As verbs, place is a hypernym of seat; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than seat:

Other hypernyms of seat include lay, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, place is a hypernym of seat; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than seat:

Other hypernyms of seat include lay, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, place is a hypernym of seat; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than seat:

Other hypernyms of seat include lay, pose, position, put, set.

seat (noun)	place (noun)
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)	a job in an organization
furniture that is designed for sitting on	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the cloth covering for the buttocks	an abstract mental location
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part	the passage that is being read
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body	a blank area
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on	an item on a list or in a sequence
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)	a general vicinity
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based	a public square with room for pedestrians
	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	any area set aside for a particular purpose
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	where you live at a particular time
	proper or designated social situation
	a particular situation
	proper or appropriate position or location

seat (verb)	place (verb)
show to a seat; assign a seat for	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
place or attach firmly in or on a base	assign a rank or rating to
place in or on a seat	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
provide with seats	estimate
put a seat on a chair	sing a note with the correct pitch
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position	to arrange for
be able to seat	assign to a station
	finish second or better in a horse or dog race
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	locate
	assign a location to
	make an investment
	assign to (a job or a home)
	place somebody in a particular situation or location
	identify the location or place of