wake vs effect

wake and effect both are nouns.

wake and effect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wake	Yes	No	Yes	No
effect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, effect is a hypernym of wake; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than wake:

wake: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Other hypernyms of wake include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.

wake (noun)	effect (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial	an outward appearance
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward	(of a law) having legal validity
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)	an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
	a symptom caused by an illness or a drug

wake (verb)	effect (verb)
be awake, be alert, be there	produce
stop sleeping	act so as to bring into existence
cause to become awake or conscious
to alert someone to something
arouse or excite feelings and passions

Difference between wake and effect

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