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Q: homonyms ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   3 Comments )
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Subject: homonyms
Category: Reference, Education and News
Asked by: spracky-ga
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Posted: 17 Mar 2003 16:39 PST
Expires: 16 Apr 2003 17:39 PDT
Question ID: 177546
I am looking for a true homonym that has different spellings and
complete opposite meanings.
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Subject: Re: homonyms
Answered By: hummer-ga on 17 Mar 2003 19:47 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi spracky,

"The homonyms "raise" and "raze" have opposite meanings:
to build up and to tear down."
://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:Kt3sycP9XHAC:www.nickshumor.net/archive/humor/1998/msg00233.html+homonyms+%22opposite+meanings%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Hoping this is what you are looking for. If this doesn't satisfy your
request, please post a clarification before rating my answer.

Thank you,
hummer

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spracky-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Perfect--Thank you

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Subject: Re: homonyms
From: mvguy-ga on 17 Mar 2003 23:51 PST
 
I can't think of any other good homonym pairs, but I do have some
trivia to add: There are also a number of cases where one word can
have opposite meanings. For example, "dust" as a verb can mean either
to sprinkle dust on something or to remove dust from something.
Subject: Re: homonyms
From: pinkfreud-ga on 18 Mar 2003 08:51 PST
 
Another bit of trivia:

A word which sounds exactly like another word, but which is spelling
differently and has an opposite meaning, is technically called a
homophonic, heterographic antonym.
Subject: Re: homonyms
From: hummer-ga on 19 Mar 2003 17:06 PST
 
Thank you, spracky.

hummer

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