Words with two distinct pronunciations for different meanings or contexts.
For over 50 years no one was able to tell me the name for these, but my friend Dan pointed to this which suggests these aret be heternyms. This also seems to suggest that.
- abstract
- advocate
- appropriate
- articulate
- arithmetic
- associate
- bass
- buffet
- bow
- close
- combine
- compact
- concert
- conflict
- consort
- consummate
- contract
- contrast
- converse
- convert
- defect
- degenerate
- desert
- designate
- discharge
- discount
- does
- duplicate
- elaborate
- entrance
- estimate
- exploit
- export
- escort
- excuse
- fragment
- frequent
- graduate
- house
- implant
- implement
- incline
- initiate
- intimate
- invalid
- lead
- live
- lower
- minute
- moderate
- moped
- object
- perfect
- permit
- pervert
- polish
- present
- produce
- progress
- protest
- read
- reading
- rebel
- recess
- refuse
- reject
- relay
- row
- second
- seconding
- separate
- shower
- sow
- subject
- subordinate
- survey
- suspect
- tear
- torment
- unionised
- use
- wind
- wound
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