beg vs put off

beg

verb
  • To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction. 

  • In the phrase beg the question: to assume. 

  • To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. 

  • To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. 

  • In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question). 

noun
  • A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey. 

  • The act of begging; an imploring request. 

put off

verb
  • To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing). 

  • To procrastinate. 

  • To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.). 

  • To distract; to disturb the concentration of. 

  • To delay (a task, event, etc.). 

adj
  • daunted or fazed 

  • offended, repulsed 

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