vegetate vs relax

vegetate and relax both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vegetate	No	No	Yes	No
relax	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, relax is a hypernym of vegetate; that is, relax is a word with a broader meaning than vegetate:

Other hypernyms of vegetate include decompress, loosen up, slow down, unbend, unwind.

vegetate (verb)	relax (verb)
engage in passive relaxation	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
propagate asexually	cause to feel relaxed
grow like a plant	make less taut
produce vegetation	become loose or looser or less tight
establish vegetation on	make less active or fast
grow or spread abnormally	become less severe or strict
lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind	make less severe or strict
	become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner