Retrieve vs Indelible - What's the difference?
retrieve | indelible |
To regain or get back something.
* Dryden
To rescue (a) creature(s)
To salvage something
To remedy or rectify something.
To remember or recall something.
To fetch or carry back something.
* Berkeley
To fetch and bring in game.
To fetch and bring in game systematically.
To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
(sports) To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
(obsolete) To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).
* Prior
* Burke
A retrieval
(sports) The return of a difficult ball
(obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
(obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface
incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten
* 2014 , (Ruzwana Bashir), "
incapable of being annulled
* Sprat
As a verb retrieve
is to regain or get back something.As a noun retrieve
is a retrieval.As an adjective indelible is
having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.retrieve
English
Verb
(retriev)- to retrieve''' one's character or independence; to '''retrieve a thrown ball
- With late repentance now they would retrieve / The bodies they forsook, and wish to live.
- to retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits
- The cook doesn't care what's shot, only what's actually retrieved .
- Dog breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving .
- Most dogs love retrieving , regardless of what object is thrown.
- Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall.
- There is much to be done and much to be retrieved .
Derived terms
* retrieverNoun
(en noun)- (Ben Jonson)
- (Nares)
indelible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This ink spot on the contract is indelible .
- This stain on my shirt is indelible .
- That horrible story just might make an indelible impression on the memory.
The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim", The Guardian , 29 August 2014:
- During our investigation it became clear that for three decades many other women had suffered at the hands of our abuser, but they had refused to testify against him because of the indelible stigma it would bring.
- They are endued with indelible power from above.
