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Wared vs Warez - What's the difference?

wared | warez |

As verbs the difference between wared and warez

is that wared is past tense of ware while warez is to obtain a copy of (software or other works of authorship) illegally.

As a noun warez is

software that is illegally obtained or distributed.

wared

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ware)

    • Anagrams

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    ware

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (poetic) aware
    • Usage notes
    Replaced by intensified form aware.
    Derived terms
    * beware

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The state of being aware; heed.
    • (Wyclif)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
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  • (in the plural) See wares .
  • (uncountable) Pottery or metal goods.
    • damascene ware''', ''tole ' ware
  • (countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact.
  • (Ireland) Crockery
    • Derived terms
    * (Corded Ware culture) * -ware

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) warian

    Verb

    (war)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) To beware of something.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) wary; cautious
  • * Bible, 2 Tim. iv. 15
    • Of whom be thou ware also.
  • * Latimer
    • He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.
    Derived terms
    * wary
    Related terms
    * ward

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) seaweed
    • Derived terms
    * ware goose

    Etymology 5

    Verb

    (war)
  • (nautical) To wear, or veer.

    • References

    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms English terms with homophones ----

    warez

    English

    (wikipedia warez)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Internet slang)

    Noun

    (en-plural-noun)
  • (Internet slang, leet) Software that is illegally obtained or distributed.
  • :Hey dude, I've got some cool new warez !

    • Verb

    (es)
  • (Internet slang, leet) To obtain a copy of (software or other works of authorship) illegally.
  • * 2002, John Lettice, in The Register [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/06/07/ms_turns_up_heat/]
    • MS turns up heat on warezed WinXP copies
  • * 2004, Timothy Lord, in Slashdot [http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/04/11/13/0036243/Warezed-SoundForge-Files-In-Windows-Media-Player]
    • Warezed SoundForge Files In Windows Media Player