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Word of the Day
Daily definitions and usage information for all who want to increase and hone their vocabulary.
WOTD: allay
transitive verb 1. to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like).Their son’s message allayed their fears that he’d been injured.Hearing the actress read from the script allayed the director’s…
WOTD: revive
transitive verb 1. to update or bring back into use.Now that they have children of their own, they want to revive some of the old family traditions.Many of the styles of past…
WOTD: envision
transitive verb to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine.It was a much larger office than he had envisioned.She envisioned a brighter future for her children in Canada.The rebels envisioned that others…
WOTD: rouse
transitive verb 1. to waken from sleep, apathy, depression, or the like; arouse.The noise roused us from our sleep.Nothing could rouse him from this deep depression. 2. to incite to strong emotion,…