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Do you use contronyms? Hint: the answer is yes.
Are you familiar with contronyms?  another learning session from Marte....
Are you now asking what the heck is a contronym? When I read the word this morning on www.merriam-webster.com I sure didn’t know.
It turns out, a contronym is “a word with a homonym (another word with the same spelling but different meaning) that is also an antonym (words with opposite meanings)”
For example, to dust can mean to remove the dust from your home, or to sprinkle powdered sugar over your cake. If something is finished, it could be completed or destroyed. If you’re bound, it could mean you’re heading to a destination, or you’ve been restrained from movement. You can clip two pieces of paper together, or you can clip them apart. A Handicap could be an advantage provided to ensure equality, or a disadvantage that prevents equal achievement. You can trim a tree by adding ornaments or by removing branches. When I got curious, I found a website that listed 75 examples. I didn’t quite agree with all of them, because they aren’t the way we commonly use words, but I wouldn’t argue.
However, there was a comment section, and some people do love to argue. ... more

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