travel vs traverse

traverse vs travel

travel and traverse both are nouns.

travel and traverse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
travel	Yes	No	Yes	No
traverse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, traverse is a hyponym of travel; that is, traverse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than travel:

travel: the act of going from one place to another
traverse: travel across

Other hyponyms of travel include walk, circumnavigation, peregrination, traversal, roving, vagabondage, wandering, wayfaring, crossing, driving, horseback riding, riding, air, air travel, aviation, journey, journeying, leg, stage, staging, on the road, on tour, junketing, seafaring, water travel, commutation, commuting.

travel (noun)	traverse (noun)
the act of going from one place to another	taking a zigzag path on skis
self-propelled movement	travel across
a movement through space that changes the location of something	a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
	a horizontal beam that extends across something

travel (verb)	traverse (verb)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically	deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
make a trip for pleasure	travel across or pass over
travel upon or across	to cover or extend over an area or time period
undergo transportation as in a vehicle
undertake a journey or trip
travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge

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