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…
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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,…
WOTD: inspire
transitive verb 1. to arouse feelings of exaltation in.The music of Bach and Mozart continues to inspire us even after more than two hundred years. 2. to exert a stimulating influence on…