Pledge vs Fledge - What's the difference?
pledge | fledge |
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
* 1773 ,
* 1852 , Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult
A solemn promise to do something.
Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned.
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
A drinking toast.
A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
To decorate with feathers.
(archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
* Milton
In transitive terms the difference between pledge and fledge
is that pledge is to give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health while fledge is to decorate with feathers.As verbs the difference between pledge and fledge
is that pledge is to make a solemn promise (to do something) while fledge is to care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.As a noun pledge
is a solemn promise to do something.As an adjective fledge is
feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.pledge
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(wikipedia pledge)Verb
(pledg)- HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]
- Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
- And pledge me in it first for courtesy.
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* (l) * (l)fledge
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(fledg)Adjective
(-)- his shoulders, fledge with wings