substitute vs truncate

truncate vs substitute

substitute is a noun but truncate is not a noun.

substitute and truncate both are adjectives.

substitute and truncate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
substitute	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
truncate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, truncate is a hyponym of substitute; that is, truncate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than substitute:

substitute: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
truncate: replace a corner by a plane

Other hyponyms of substitute include shift, reduce, retool, subrogate.

substitute (noun)	truncate (noun)
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

substitute (adjective)	truncate (adjective)
artificial and inferior	terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
serving or used in place of another
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

substitute (verb)	truncate (verb)
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items	make shorter as if by cutting off
be a substitute	approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
act as a substitute	replace a corner by a plane

Difference between substitute and truncate

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