✅  Convert and transform both involve changing something into something else. Transform is a more general term (The invention transformed the industry).

✅  Convert specifically means to change something into something else to the degree that the thing now has a different use (convert sunlight into electricity; convert the nursery into a bedroom).

✅  Transform, when used synonymously with convert, emphasizes how dramatic the change is (With the addition of the skylight, the room was completely transformed).

✅  Convert can also mean to change something into a new technological format (convert the images to jpegs).

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✅  Safe is the best word to use when a person or thing is out of danger (safe haven; They’re safe now).

✅  Secure is often used to emphasize something is protected or firmly established (Her future was secure).

✅  Safe and secure are often used interchangeably. They can also be used together, which intensifies the meaning (He felt safe and secure).

✅  When used in the negative, safe and secure both suggest that something is dangerous (The building wasn’t safe; The rope wasn’t secure).

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✅  Disparity is the best word to use when there is a lack of similarity or equality (economic disparity).

✅  Difference is more basic—it's used in the context of two or more things that are unalike or dissimilar in one or more ways (a difference of opinion).

✅  Difference can be used in many circumstances; it’s more neutral than disparity (There was no significant difference between them; a difference of three feet).

✅  Using disparity can imply that there’s some central inequality or lack of commonality that may be concerning (They're working to reduce health care disparities).

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