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Why Dictionary.com chose premonish
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- First recorded in 1520–30.
- From the Latin praemonēre, meaning “to forewarn or foretell.”
- Combines pre-¹ + the same root found in admonish.
EXAMPLES OF PREMONISH
- The darkening sky seemed to premonish that the rain wasn’t far off.
- A good piano teacher won’t just encourage students but will also premonish them when their form starts to slip.
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Why Dictionary.com chose gemütlich
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- First recorded in 1850–55.
- From German; combines Gemüt, meaning “mind, mentality” and related to the English word mood¹, + -lich, meaning “-ly.”
EXAMPLES OF GEMÜTLICH
- Jane had a way of making people feel gemütlich, even those guests who weren’t originally thrilled to go to the party.
- The flickering lanterns along the cobblestone lanes gave the village its gemütlich atmosphere.
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Why Dictionary.com chose conglobate
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- First recorded in 1625–35.
- From the Latin conglobāre; combines con-⁸, meaning “together,” + the Latin root globus, meaning “ball, sphere.”
- Also used figuratively.
EXAMPLES OF CONGLOBATE
- As it cooled, the spinning lump of molten glass slowly conglobated to form a perfect sphere.
- When I reflect over the past year, all the separate incidents conglobate into one tangled impression.
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