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burden vs adjure

adjure vs burden

burden is a noun but adjure is not a noun.

burden and adjure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
burden Yes No Yes No
adjure No No Yes No
As verbs, adjure is a hyponym of burden; that is, adjure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burden:
  • burden: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
  • adjure: command solemnly
Other hyponyms of burden include overburden, bear down, deluge, flood out, overwhelm.
burden (noun) adjure (noun)
weight to be borne or conveyed
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
an onerous or difficult concern
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
burden (verb) adjure (verb)
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to command solemnly
weight down with a load ask for or request earnestly
Difference between burden and adjure

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