As nouns the difference between define and lookup

is that define is a kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs while lookup is an attempt to retrieve data.

As a verb define

is to determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

As nouns the difference between fool and play

is that fool is a person with poor judgment or little intelligence while play is activity for amusement only, especially among the young.

As verbs the difference between fool and play

is that fool is to trick; to make a fool of someone while play is to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

As nouns the difference between loss and forgetting

is that loss is (lus) while forgetting is the mental act by which something is forgotten.

As a verb forgetting is

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In transitive terms the difference between corrupt and tempt

is that corrupt is to make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert while tempt is to provoke something; to court.

As an adjective corrupt

is in a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

As nouns the difference between coevolution and competition

is that coevolution is (biology) the evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other while competition is competition.

As verbs the difference between sanctify and baptize

is that sanctify is to make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use while baptize is to sprinkle or pour water over, or to immerse in water, as a spiritual cleansing process in the rite of Christian baptism.

As nouns the difference between kingdom and sheikdom

is that kingdom is a nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen while sheikdom is the domain ruled by a sheik.

In lang=en terms the difference between abstain and surrender

is that abstain is deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present while surrender is to give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

As verbs the difference between abstain and surrender

is that abstain is (transitive|reflexive|obsolete) keep or withhold oneself while surrender is to give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (military) to yield (a town, a fortification, etc) to an enemy.

As a noun surrender is

an act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

As verbs the difference between interest and enthrall

is that interest is to engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing while enthrall is to hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.

As a noun interest

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As nouns the difference between electricity and wire

is that electricity is the study of electrical energy; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena while wire is (label) metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

As a verb wire is

to fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.