Entail vs New - What's the difference?
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To imply or require.
To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
* Allowing them to entail their estates. — .
* I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. — Shakespeare
(obsolete) To appoint hereditary possessor.
* To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. — Shakespeare
(obsolete) To cut or carve in an ornamental way.
* Entailed with curious antics. — .
That which is entailed. Hence:
* A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. — .
(obsolete) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
* A work of rich entail. — .
Recently made, or created.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Timothy Garton Ash)
, volume=189, issue=6, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Additional; recently discovered.
Current or later, as opposed to former.
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
Young.
Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Recently arrived or appeared.
*
, title= Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
(of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
Newly (especially in composition).
As new; from scratch.
Things that are new.
(Australia) A kind of light beer.
See news.
As a verb entail
is to imply or require.As a noun entail
is that which is entailed hence:.As an interjection new is
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English
Verb
(en verb)- This activity will entail careful attention to detail.
Derived terms
* entailmentNoun
(en noun)- An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
- The rule by which the descent is fixed.
References
(Webster 1913)Anagrams
*new
English
(wikipedia new)Adjective
(er)Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli, passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}
The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
Synonyms
* brand new, recent * recent * (current or later) current * brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine * born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived * (young) young, newborn * (of recent origin) fresh * strange, unfamiliar * (recently arrived or appeared) novel, singular * brand new, green * See alsoAntonyms
* ancient, dated, old * dated, old * (current or later) former, old * (distinguishing something established more recently) old * old, used, worn * old * (young) old * (of recent origin) original, previous * familiar, old * (recently arrived or appeared) established * accustomed, experienced, expertAdverb
(en adverb)- new'''-born, '''new'''-formed, '''new'''-found, '''new -mown
- ''They are scraping the site clean to build new .
Noun
(-)- Out with the old, in with the new .
