Question: Here is one sentence: We simply could not start the engine.
Here is another sentence: Start a foundation.
Does the start mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Make merry.
Here is another sentence: She makes like an actress.
Does the make mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Can you tell whether those flowers are real or silk, from this distance?
Here is another sentence: Ellen told a story to Helen.
Does the tell mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: A public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens.
Here is another sentence: The forces of evil.
Does the force mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings