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command vs burden

burden vs command

command and burden both are nouns.

command and burden both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
command Yes No Yes No
burden Yes No Yes No
As verbs, burden is a hyponym of command; that is, burden is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than command:
  • command: make someone do something
  • burden: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
Other hyponyms of command include charge, saddle, requisition, disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto.
command (noun) burden (noun)
the power or authority to command weight to be borne or conveyed
availability for use the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity an onerous or difficult concern
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
a position of highest authority
command (verb) burden (verb)
make someone do something impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
be in command of weight down with a load
demand as one's due
exercise authoritative control or power over
look down on
Difference between command and burden

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