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Corrival vs Corroval - What's the difference?

corrival | corroval |

As nouns the difference between corrival and corroval

is that corrival is a fellow rival; a competitor; a rival while corroval is a dark brown alkaloid allied to curare, used by the natives of New Granada as an arrow poison.

As an adjective corrival

is having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry.

As a verb corrival

is to compete with; to rival.

corrival

English

Alternative forms

* corival

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival.
  • A companion.
  • (Shakespeare)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry.
  • * Bishop William Fleetwood, An essay upon miracles
  • Not thinking, perhaps, that this would be, to erect a Power equal, and corrival with that of God Almighty

    Verb

    (corrivall)
  • To compete with; to rival
  • * 1598 , Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 :
  • By heaven methinks it were an easy leap
    To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon;
    Or dive into the bottom of the deep,
    Where fathom-line could never touch the ground,
    And pluck up drowned honour by the locks;
    So he that doth redeem her thence might wear
    Without corrival all her dignities:
    But out upon this half-facd fellowship!

    corroval

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A dark brown alkaloid allied to curare, used by the natives of New Granada as an arrow poison.
  • (Webster 1913)