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Verb > Compel

07/11/2021 frank

The word “compel” has Latin bits that mean “to drive together.” In Latin, compellere meant “to drive together,” often “to drive (cattle) all together.” In English, for hundreds of years, to compel someone to do something has meant to urge Read More …

Verb > Tow

17/09/2021 frank

Verb – Tow (+ object) to pull (a vehicle) behind another vehicle with a rope or chain The car was towed to the nearest garage after the accident. The police towed my car because it was parked illegally.

Noun > Palaver

16/09/2021 frank

Noun – Palaver The word “palaver” came into English through Portuguese sailor slang, and it ultimately traces back to the Latin parabola, meaning “speech, or discourse, or a comparison–” or, if you break the Latin word down into its Greek Read More …

Verb > Halve

13/09/2021 frank

Verb – Halve (+ object) 1 : to divide (something) into two equal parts : to divide (something) into halves He halved the sandwich. 2 : to reduce (something) to one half of the original amount or size The store Read More …

Verb > Submerge

13/09/2021 frank

Verb – Submerge 1 (+ object) : to make (someone or something) go under the surface of water or some other liquid : to cover (someone or something) with a liquid After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water Read More …

Verb > Warm up

06/09/2021 frank

Verb – Warm up 1 : to become warmer After being outside too long, I’m slowly warming up. The days are starting to warm up. 2 : warm up or warm (something) up or warm up (something) : to do Read More …

Verb > Frame

02/09/2021 frank

Verb – Frame 1 a : to put (something) inside an open structure that holds it : to put (something) in a frame frame a picture a framed photograph steel-framed spectacles 1 b : to be around the edge of Read More …

Verb > Deteriorate

22/08/2021 frank

Verb – Deteriorate 1 (no object) : to become worse as time passes The weather gradually deteriorated (=worsened) as the day went on. Her health continues to deteriorate. (=decline) efforts to save a deteriorating rain forest The disagreement deteriorated into Read More …

Verb > Shoehorn

20/08/2021 frank

Verb – Shoehorn (+ object) to force (something or someone) into a small space, a short period of time, etc. A parking garage has been shoehorned between the buildings. She’s trying to shoehorn a year’s worth of classes into a Read More …

Verb > Sass

19/08/2021 frank

Verb – Sass (+ object) chiefly US, informal to talk to (someone) in a rude way that does not show proper respect He got drunk and sassed a cop. — sass noun (noncount) Don’t give me any sass. (=back talk, Read More …