transitive verb 1. to award the title of knight to by tapping or striking lightly on the shoulder, usu. with a sword.The queen dubbed him a knight. 2. to name or call.He…
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WOTD: tout
transitive verb to publicize flatteringly and boastfully.The company is touting its new product as a miracle drug.The film’s producer touted his new starlet unabashedly. intransitive verb to seek customers, votes, or the…
WOTD: lucid
adjective easy to understand; articulate; clear.She gave a lucid presentation and we learned a good deal from it. See the full entry
WOTD: mutation
noun a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change.The disease is the result of a mutation in a particular gene.A mutation has…