smell vs perceive

smell is a noun but perceive is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smell	Yes	No	Yes	No
perceive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perceive is a hypernym of smell; that is, perceive is a word with a broader meaning than smell:

As verbs, perceive is a hypernym of smell; that is, perceive is a word with a broader meaning than smell:

Other hypernyms of smell include comprehend.

smell (noun)	perceive (noun)
the act of perceiving the odor of something
any property detected by the olfactory system
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

smell (verb)	perceive (verb)
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively	become conscious of
emit an odor	to become aware of through the senses
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
smell bad
have an element suggestive (of something)