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Affirmation vs Affirmative - What's the difference?

affirmation | affirmative |


As nouns the difference between affirmation and affirmative

is that affirmation is that which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true while affirmative is yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

As an adjective affirmative is

pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming.

Norm vs Values - What's the difference?

norm | values |


As a proper noun norm

is .

As a verb values is

.

Netizen vs Denizen - What's the difference?

netizen | denizen |


As nouns the difference between netizen and denizen

is that netizen is a member of the community of Internet users while denizen is an inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.

As a verb denizen is

to grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.

Patron vs Habitue - What's the difference?

patron | habitue |


As a noun patron

is owner, boss.

As a verb habitue is

.

Spell vs Write - What's the difference?

spell | write |


In intransitive terms the difference between spell and write

is that spell is to be able to write or say the letters that form words while write is to be an author.

In transitive terms the difference between spell and write

is that spell is to rest (someone or something) while write is to show (information, etc) in written form.

As nouns the difference between spell and write

is that spell is speech, discourse while write is the operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.

As verbs the difference between spell and write

is that spell is to speak, to declaim while write is to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

Wash vs Wipe - What's the difference?

wash | wipe |


In transitive terms the difference between wash and wipe

is that wash is to cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten while wipe is to remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.

As verbs the difference between wash and wipe

is that wash is to clean with water while wipe is to move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (cf. rub.

As nouns the difference between wash and wipe

is that wash is the process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid while wipe is the act of wiping something.

As an initialism WASH

is Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.

Queef vs Beef - What's the difference?

queef | beef |


In intransitive slang terms the difference between queef and beef

is that queef is to produce an emission of air from the vagina while beef is to feud.

As an adjective beef is

being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.

Divison vs Subdivision - What's the difference?

divison | subdivision |


As a noun subdivision is

(countable|uncountable) a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something.

Pervasive vs Invasive - What's the difference?

pervasive | invasive |


As adjectives the difference between pervasive and invasive

is that pervasive is manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything while invasive is that invades a foreign country using military force.

As a noun invasive is

an invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.

Ascribe vs Achieve - What's the difference?

ascribe | achieve |


In lang=en terms the difference between ascribe and achieve

is that ascribe is to attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator while achieve is to obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.

As verbs the difference between ascribe and achieve

is that ascribe is to attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something while achieve is to succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

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