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Treatise vs Wean - What's the difference?

treatise | wean |


As nouns the difference between treatise and wean

is that treatise is a formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject while wean is (scotland) a small child.

As a verb wean is

to cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

Axed vs Wean - What's the difference?

axed | wean |


As verbs the difference between axed and wean

is that axed is past tense of axe while wean is to cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

As a noun wean is

a small child.

Axe vs Wean - What's the difference?

axe | wean |


In transitive terms the difference between axe and wean

is that axe is to lay off: to terminate a person's employment while wean is to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated.

Wean vs Taper - What's the difference?

wean | taper |


In transitive terms the difference between wean and taper

is that wean is to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated while taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

In intransitive terms the difference between wean and taper

is that wean is to cease to depend while taper is to diminish gradually.

Detach vs Wean - What's the difference?

detach | wean | Related terms |

Detach is a related term of wean.


As verbs the difference between detach and wean

is that detach is to take apart from; to take off while wean is to cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

As a noun wean is

(scotland) a small child.

Withdraw vs Wean - What's the difference?

withdraw | wean | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between withdraw and wean

is that withdraw is to extract (money from an account) while wean is to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated.

In intransitive terms the difference between withdraw and wean

is that withdraw is to be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc while wean is to cease to depend.

As a noun wean is

a small child.

Wean vs Withdrawl - What's the difference?

wean | withdrawl |


As nouns the difference between wean and withdrawl

is that wean is a small child while withdrawl is misspelling of lang=en.

As a verb wean

is to cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

Clear vs Wean - What's the difference?

clear | wean | Related terms |

Clear is a related term of wean.


As nouns the difference between clear and wean

is that clear is (scientology) an idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences while wean is (scotland) a small child.

As a verb wean is

to cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

Extricate vs Wean - What's the difference?

extricate | wean | Related terms |

Extricate is a related term of wean.


In lang=en terms the difference between extricate and wean

is that extricate is to free, disengage, loosen, or untangle while wean is to cease to depend.

As verbs the difference between extricate and wean

is that extricate is to free, disengage, loosen, or untangle while wean is to cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

As a noun wean is

(scotland) a small child.

Loose vs Wean - What's the difference?

loose | wean | Related terms |

Loose is a related term of wean.


In lang=en terms the difference between loose and wean

is that loose is of a grip or hold, to let go while wean is to cease to depend.

As verbs the difference between loose and wean

is that loose is to let loose, to free from restraints or loose can be while wean is to cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

As nouns the difference between loose and wean

is that loose is (archery) the release of an arrow while wean is (scotland) a small child.

As an adjective loose

is not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

As an interjection loose

is (archery) begin shooting; release your arrows.

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