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Underfoot vs Conculcate - What's the difference?

underfoot | conculcate |

As an adjective underfoot

is situated under one’s feet.

As an adverb underfoot

is (to crush, to trample, etc.) Under one's feet.

As a verb conculcate is

to tread or trample underfoot.

underfoot

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Situated under one’s feet.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (to crush, to trample, etc.) Under one's feet.
    • The workers were all big, burly, hard-hearted men, tromping through the marsh in their heavy boots without sparing so much as a single thought for the masses of tiny frogs they crushed underfoot .
  • In the way; situated so as to obstruct or hinder.
    • It would be easier to do a big project like that someday when we don't have a bunch of newcomers underfoot .

    conculcate

    English

    Verb

    (conculcat)
  • (obsolete) To tread or trample underfoot.
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