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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of volunteer
OTHER WORDS FROM volunteer
pre·vol·un·teer, noun, verbun·vol·un·teer·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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volunteer
/ (ˌvɒlənˈtɪə) /
noun
- a person who performs or offers to perform voluntary service
- (as modifier)a volunteer system; volunteer advice
a person who freely undertakes military service, esp temporary or special service
law
- a person who does some act or enters into a transaction without being under any legal obligation to do so and without being promised any remuneration for his services
- property law a person to whom property is transferred without his giving any valuable consideration in return, as a legatee under a will
- a plant that grows from seed that has not been deliberately sown
- (as modifier)a volunteer plant
verb
Word Origin for volunteer
C17: from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius willing; see voluntary
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