transitive verb to be a customer or client of, esp. on a regular basis.Fewer people are patronizing the stores at the mall since online shopping has become more popular. to act in…
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WOTD: gimmick
noun a novel feature or offer with little purpose other than to attract people to a product.Getting a free desk calendar when you subscribe to the magazine is just a sales gimmick….
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WOTD: fanatic
noun one who has excessive and uncritical zeal or devotion to a principle, cause, religion, leader, or the like.His views are extreme and he has only the support of a few fanatics.She’d…
WOTD: rectify
transitive verb to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy.She knew she’d made a bad decision and she hoped to rectify it. See the full entry