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A '''contronym''' is a word with two meanings. These two meanings are the opposites of each other.

;Examples:

*bolt: secure, run away
:''He bolted the door'', ''When he got scared, he bolted''
*cleave - split, adhere
:''The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly'',''He cleaved to his principles in spite of persecution''
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*transparent - invisible, obvious
:''The glass was transparent'', ''His motives were transparent''
*sanction - bless, punish
:''The priest sanctioned the marriage'', ''The US government sanctioned Cuba''
*seed - to plant seeds, to remove seeds
:''The children seeded the ground with pumpkin seeds'', ''They seeded the watermelon before they served it''

*stem - to provide with a stem, to remove the stem of
:''The glasses are being stemmed'', ''He stemmed the pears''⏎
*variety - one type, many types
:''Granny Smith is a variety of apple'', ''The store sells a variety of produce''
*virago - loud overbearing woman, woman of stature and strength
:''My mother-in-law is such a virago'', ''My mother is such a virago''
*weather - to wear away, to withstand
:''his skin was weathered'', ''the boat weathered the storm well''


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