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Diffide vs Diffine - What's the difference?

diffide | diffine |

As verbs the difference between diffide and diffine

is that diffide is (obsolete) to be distrustful while diffine is .

diffide

English

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete) To be distrustful
  • * 1662 , , Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 22:
    • "Nor is it sufficient ground to diffide to the strength of this Argument..."
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    diffine

    English

    Verb

    (diffin)
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)