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…
Category: Word of the Day
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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…
Words of the Week
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WOTD: compassion
noun a feeling of sharing another’s suffering, prompting a desire to relieve that suffering; commiseration; clemency.She chose to work as a paramedic out of compassion for others.His compassion for the orphans led…