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Nerved vs Nerfed - What's the difference?

nerved | nerfed |

As verbs the difference between nerved and nerfed

is that nerved is past tense of nerve while nerfed is past tense of nerf.

As an adjective nerved

is having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf.

nerved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nerve)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf.
    • The leaf was palmately nerved .

    Usage notes

    Often used as a combining form, as in seven-nerved .

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    nerfed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nerf)

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    nerf

    English

    (NERF)

    Etymology 1

    From automobile racing; to bump another car (ca. 1950s?).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (auto racing) To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
    • A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic.

    Derived terms

    * nerf bar * nerf net

    Etymology 2

    From the trademark NERF (an abbreviation of "non-expanding recreational foam"), a range of toys made of soft foam, ineffective as actual weapons (1969).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to water down, dumb down or especially weaken, particularly in video games.
    • The lightning spell was pretty powerful before they nerfed it.

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