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📕Heteronyms are the words with the same spelling, but different pronunciation and different meaning)
📕A genral rule: the noun has that shorter sound, and verb has the longer sound.
1️⃣estimate
a rough estimate(noun,/ˈestɪmət/)
Ex: I estimate we'll increase our sales by 30 percent next year.
Ex: I can give you thw number, but it's an estimate for now.
2️⃣graduate
noun: a person who accomplishes and gets the degree.
Ex: I'm a University of Maryland graduate.
Ex: She is going to graduate next year.
3️⃣advocate
Ex: She's been a fierce advocate for women's rights over years. She's inspiring.
Ex: I need us all to advocate for what we believe in. We shouldn't be afraid.
4️⃣duplicate
Ex: This is a duplicate copy if you need it.
Ex: There's no way to duplicate the feeling I got when traveling in India.
5️⃣delegate
📕A delegate: represening voters.
Ex: The delegate from New York is here.
Ex: If you are overwhelmed, don't be shy, just delegate some tasks.
6️⃣separate
Ex: We have to separate the egg whites before putting them into mix.
Ex: (noun)These items are separates, but you still pay for them together.
Ex: (adj) I have two separate bags that I use to organize everything for trips.