Capitulate means to surrender, come to terms, or acquiesce. NATO forced the country to capitulate to its demands. Recapitulate means to sum up, review briefly, or repeat. Let us recapitulate what we have learned these last two days.
Batman vs Batsman
batman—a British military officer’s personal servant: He told of how his batman mended his clothes; prepared his food; seemed always able to provide him with small comforts. batsman—a baseball or cricket player who bats: In front of the opposite wicket, there’s a player from the opposing team (the “batsman”).
Choice vs Exquisite vs Elegant vs RecherchÉ vs Rare vs Dainty vs Delicate
Choice, exquisite, elegant, recherché, rare, dainty, delicate are comparable when they mean having qualities that appeal to a fine or highly refined taste.
Capital vs Capitol
Capital refers to money, property, uppercase letters, a form of punishment, architecture, or the location of a government seat. The capital gain tax, capital letters, capital punishment, the pillar’s capital, or the capital of New York State is Albany. Capitol refers to buildings in which state or national government meet. (The C in Capitol is usually […]
Basic English vs Basic English
Basic English—an essential English vocabulary used for teaching purposes: Basic English is a system in which 850 English words do all the work of over 20,000. basic English— 1. English using few and simple words: I’d picked up a touch of “la tourism” or in basic English, the runs, from the unwashed fruit. 2. (sl.) […]
Canvas vs Canvass
Canvas is the cloth used in tents or sails, or what painters use. You can enlarge photos on canvas to look like paintings. Canvass is getting political support from voters. As usual, Rob opted to canvass in his own neighborhood first.
Base light vs Basic light
base light—(Photography) diffuse, uniform studio illumination approaching a shadowless condition: In some cases you may want to use a low-level base light. basic light—(Photography) illumination using the concept of one main light: In addition to the basic light with a simple on/off button, there are also the dimmer switch lights.
Choice vs Option vs Alternative vs Preference vs Selection vs Election
Choice, option, alternative, preference, selection, election are comparable when they mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen.
Canter vs Cantor
Canter refers to a horse’s gait. The thoroughbred’s canter is one of strength, agility, and grace. Cantor refers to a singer, usually in a house of worship. Expect Lori as one of the cantors for this weekend’s service.
Chirp vs Chirrup vs Cheep vs Peep vs Tweet vs Twitter vs Chitter
Chirp, chirrup, cheep, peep, tweet, twitter, chitter can all mean as verbs to make the little sounds characteristic of small animals and as nouns the little sounds so made, and all can be extended to sounds and the making of sounds (as by human beings) that suggest such small animal sounds.
Bark at the moon vs Cry for the moon
bark at the moon—do smth. which has no effect: If other nations don’t adopt similar measures to protect blue sharks, we’re just barking at the moon. cry for the moon—demand smth. impossible: To ask for the matter to be settled by a General Council is to cry for the moon.
Barge in on someone vs Barge into someone
barge in on someone—come rudely into a place and interrupt people in their activities: Albert barged in on Ted without knocking. barge into someone— 1. bump into smb., usually by accident: She just barged into me and nearly knocked me over. 2. meet a person by chance: I barged into him opposite the Old Ship, […]