–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
I think I'm an infovore, that's y i like this word. I get into work, I check email, read the news, do some work, check news again, do some work, check news again, take a break, check news again.... saw on a website a reference to our "innate hunger for information" and how "neural pathways through which we learn about the world tap into the same pleasure networks in the brain as are activated by drugs like heroin."
–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
Comments by dewiclark29
dewiclark29 commented on the word notewordie
a word that I feel is worthy of recognition on this site - wordie.... LOL
September 30, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word exiguous
–adjective scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income.
September 30, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word ameliorate
uh-meel-yuh-reyt :to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.
September 30, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word cruciverbalist
~a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.
August 27, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word pulchritudinous
I love this word.... physically beautiful; comely. Per dictionary.com/
August 27, 2009
dewiclark29 commented on the word circumlocution
this is befitting for political debates.
a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
October 10, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word effusive
–adjective 1. unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person. 2. pouring out; overflowing.
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word promulgate
prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt
–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word fallacious
fuh-ley-shuhs : –adjective 1. containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word pluvious
ploo-vee-uhs
adjective of or pertaining to rain; rainy.
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word foolhardy
fool-hahr-dee
–adjective, -di·er, -di·est. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word evanescent
ev-uh-nes-uhnt ~adjective 1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word infovore
I think I'm an infovore, that's y i like this word. I get into work, I check email, read the news, do some work, check news again, do some work, check news again, take a break, check news again.... saw on a website a reference to our "innate hunger for information" and how "neural pathways through which we learn about the world tap into the same pleasure networks in the brain as are activated by drugs like heroin."
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word infovore
~A person that has a voracious appetite for information.
September 22, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word equanimity
–noun. mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
September 12, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word ev·a·nes·cent ev-uh-nes-uhnt
–adjective 1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
September 12, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word fool·har·dy fool-hahr-dee
–adjective, -di·er, -di·est. recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
September 12, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the list word-concoctions
~ an image containing seemingly contradictory visual cues
August 20, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word enervate
enervate \EN-ur-vayt\, transitive verb:
1. To deprive of vigor, force, or strength; to render feeble; to weaken.
2. To reduce the moral or mental vigor of.
August 12, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word promulgate prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt
–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
August 6, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word pluvious ploo-vee-uhs
adjective of or pertaining to rain; rainy.
August 5, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word equanimity: –noun mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
equanimity ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee
August 2, 2008
dewiclark29 commented on the word effusive: –adjective 1. unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
2. pouring out; overflowing.
August 2, 2008