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Influence vs Encourage - What's the difference?

influence | encourage |


As verbs the difference between influence and encourage

is that influence is to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce while encourage is to mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

As a noun influence

is the power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

Hydrolyzed vs Hydrolysate - What's the difference?

hydrolyzed | hydrolysate |


As a verb hydrolyzed

is (hydrolyze).

As a noun hydrolysate is

(chemistry) any product of a hydrolysis reaction.

Differ vs Discriminate - What's the difference?

differ | discriminate |


As verbs the difference between differ and discriminate

is that differ is not to have the same traits, characteristics while discriminate is to make distinctions.

As an adjective discriminate is

having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.

Differ vs Tell - What's the difference?

differ | tell |


As verbs the difference between differ and tell

is that differ is not to have the same traits, characteristics while tell is (lb) to count, reckon, or enumerate.

As a noun tell is

a reflexive, often habitual behavior, (especially) one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold or tell can be (archaeology) a mound, originally in the middle east, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.

Meow vs Wow - What's the difference?

meow | wow |


As interjections the difference between meow and wow

is that meow is the cry of a cat while wow is an indication of excitement or surprise.

As nouns the difference between meow and wow

is that meow is the cry of a cat while wow is (informal) an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.

As verbs the difference between meow and wow

is that meow is of a cat, to make its cry while wow is (informal) to amaze or awe.

Quote vs Mention - What's the difference?

quote | mention |


As verbs the difference between quote and mention

is that quote is to repeat someone’s exact words while mention is to make a short reference to something.

As nouns the difference between quote and mention

is that quote is a quotation, statement attributed to someone else while mention is a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

Anticholinergic vs Cholinergic - What's the difference?

anticholinergic | cholinergic |


As adjectives the difference between anticholinergic and cholinergic

is that anticholinergic is that inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site while cholinergic is of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.

As a noun anticholinergic

is any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.

Prepare vs Do - What's the difference?

prepare | do |


In transitive terms the difference between prepare and do

is that prepare is to produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound while do is to convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.

In intransitive terms the difference between prepare and do

is that prepare is to make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation while do is to fare; to succeed or fail.

In obsolete terms the difference between prepare and do

is that prepare is preparation while do is a deed; an act.

As an adverb do is

abbreviation of lang=en.

As an initialism DO is

a direct object.

Needleleaf vs Coniferous - What's the difference?

needleleaf | coniferous |


As an adjective coniferous is

bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.

Love vs Cathexis - What's the difference?

love | cathexis |


As nouns the difference between love and cathexis

is that love is strong affection while cathexis is the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.

As a verb love

is to have a strong affection for (someone or something).

As a proper noun Love

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